WATCH: President Trump Says Colombian President Should “Watch His A**”

President Trump said on Saturday that Colombian President Gustavo Petro should “watch his a**” during a press conference following a U.S. military operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

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A reporter told Trump that Gustavo said he doesn’t have to worry about anything happening to him in the aftermath of the operation against Maduro.

“He has cocaine mills. He has factories where he makes cocaine. And yeah, I think I stick by first statement,” Trump responded.

“He’s making cocaine, and they’re sending it into the United States. So, he does have to watch his a**,” he added.

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NOW – Trump says Colombian President Gustavo Petro has “to watch his ass” as he’s making cocaine and sending it to the U.S. pic.twitter.com/H2ctUOmX9O

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 3, 2026

The Guardian shared reactions from numerous foreign leaders after the operation against Maduro:

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, said that the US actions “crossed an unacceptable line”, comparing them to “the darkest moments of [US] interference in Latin America and the Caribbean” – an apparent reference to the dozens of US military interventions in the region over the past two centuries.

China’s foreign ministry hit out at “hegemonic behaviour” by the US, and said it threatened peace and security in Latin America and the Caribbean.

“China is deeply shocked and strongly condemns the use of force by the US against a sovereign country and the use of force against the president of a country,” it said.

It added: “We urge the US to abide by international law and the purposes and principles of the UN charter and stop violating the sovereignty and security of other countries.”

The EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, as well as the Danish foreign minister said international law should be respected.

The French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, posted on social media: “The military operation that led to the capture of Nicolás Maduro violates the principle of not resorting to force that underpins international law. France reiterates that no lasting political solution can be imposed from the outside and that only sovereign people themselves can decide their future.”

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Reaction in South America was split. Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, an ally of Trump, posted on social media in the early hours: “Liberty advances! Long live Liberty!” Ecuador’s president, Daniel Noboa, said “time was coming for all the narco-Chávista criminals”.

But Lula was joined other leftwing leaders in the region, including Colombia’s Gustavo Petro, Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum and Chile’s Gabriel Boric, in denouncing the US intervention. “Attacking countries, in blatant violation of international law, is the first step towards a world of violence, chaos and instability, where the law of the strongest prevails over multilateralism,” Lula wrote.

“Right now they are bombing Caracas. Alert to the whole world, they have attacked Venezuela. They are bombing with missiles. The OAS and the UN must meet immediately,” Petro said.

En este momento bombardean Caracas. Alerta atodo el mundo han atacado a Venezuela

Bombardean con misiles.

Debe reunirse la OEA y la ONU de inmediato.

— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) January 3, 2026

“Colombia since yesterday is a member of the United Nations Security Council and must be convened immediately. Establish the international legality of the aggression against Venezuela. The PMU is activated in Cúcuta and the operational plan at the border,” he added.

Colombia desde ayer es miembro del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas, debe ser convocado de inmediato. Establecer la legalidad internacional de la agresión sobre Venezuela.

El PMU está activado en Cúcuta y el plan operacional en la frontera.https://t.co/SKpEf2ZF8T

— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) January 3, 2026

Trump first warned Petro to “watch his a**” last month, calling him a “troublemaker.”

Axios explained:

Trump and Petro have been feuding for months as the administration escalates its pressure campaign against Colombia, including Trump threatening military action against the country and imposing sanctions on the president and his family members.

“We love the Colombian people … but their new leader is a troublemaker, and he better watch it,” Trump told reporters Monday evening.

“They make cocaine in Colombia, and he’s no friend of the United States,” Trump said, claiming the Latin American country has at least three major cocaine factories.

“We know where they are, he better close them up fast.”

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