President of Colombia Makes THREAT Against President Trump During Menacing Interview

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The flareup between President Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro took a downturn Monday night.

Petro said flat out that his top goal was to find an ‘off ramp’ from President Trump for the world.

But when the interviewer suggested that surely meant striking the best deal with President Trump for the Colombian people…

Petro doubled-down on what he REALLY meant.

He leaned forward in his seat, and with a sharp snap of his fingers for dramatic effect, the Colombian President suggested something far less diplomatic in nature.

“Get rid of Trump…”

Coming from a man that the US President just called a South American ‘drug leader’…

That may prove to have been the least wise approach, historically speaking.

The exchange between President Gustavo Petro and Univision’s Daniel Coronell was so shocking that it left Coronell publicly ruminating over his concern immediately following the interview:

The Daily Wire’s Ryan Saavedra shared this clip on X, highlighting the shocking moment Petro seemed to suggest ASSASSINATING President Trump:

Colombian President Gustavo Francisco Petro appears to threaten President Donald Trump, saying that if people cannot convince Trump to change that it is time to "get rid of Trump" pic.twitter.com/MabI6tac24

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) October 21, 2025

If you’ve read my news reports for long, you know I don’t like to jump to conclusions when something like a language barrier or a clip taken out of context could be used to skew the story.

But I am having a hard time seeing Gustavo’s performance as anything other than suggesting that President Trump could be TAKEN OUT if negotiations don’t go well.

And it wasn’t even the ONLY time he referenced an alternative means of dealing with President Trump during the interview!

Here’s the full screen version of that video for better viewing:

Colombian President Gustavo Francisco Petro appears to threaten President Donald Trump, saying that if people cannot convince Trump to change that it is time to “get rid of Trump” pic.twitter.com/MabI6tac24

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) October 21, 2025

Keep in mind that this comes right on the heels of President Trump directing a US strike on a Colombian narco-ship.

And then declaring that he would SHUT OFF all US funds to the ‘drug leader’ President of Colombia — as I covered on Sunday:

President Trump Revokes $700 MILLION in Payments to ‘Drug Leader’ After Strike on COLOMBIAN Ship, Issues ULTIMATUM

Several members of Congress have spoken out today since Petro's comments started catching fire on the internet.

Rep. Carlos Gimenez, who sits on both the Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees in the House, was one of those speaking out.

I'm leaning on Gimenez' comments partly because he does not have the language barrier that I have.

This is a man whose first language is Spanish -- so I trust his take even more than Grok's translation.

Not only is Rep. Gimenez calling on the U.S. to take Petro's threat seriously...

But in this social media post, the Congressman corroborates what the Colombian President actually meant:

#BREAKING In an interview with @UniNoticias, Colombia’s narcoterrorist-in-chief, Gustavo Petro, has just threatened to “overthrow” President Trump.

Petro threats must be taken seriously, he is a genuine threat to the safety & security of our hemisphere.pic.twitter.com/L2JMGKMUF0

— Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (@RepCarlos) October 21, 2025

Amazingly, that's not the ONLY time during the interview that Petro seemed to threaten President Trump!

It may be the instance getting the most press, but check this out...

After that, Petro took up the calling card of the 'No Kings' crowd and suggested ANOTHER threat against President Trump's life!

He suggested President Trump is a wanna-be king, using that as a springboard to suggest for a SECOND time how the US President might be gotten 'rid of' -- as reported by the New York Post:

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro mused about getting “rid of” President Trump in a shocking interview — as a bitter feud over Trump’s crackdown on drugs intensifies.

“The easiest way may be through Trump himself,” Petro added. “If not — get rid of Trump,” he continued, snapping his fingers dramatically.

The South American leader admitted that his country is “out of control,” but argued that Bogotá is run by its people and not a “king.”

“Trump said: ‘Colombia is out of control.’ Of course, it is out of his control. In a democracy, a government is under the control of the people, not Trump. He is not a king in Colombia; we do not accept kings here, period,” Petro vented.

“In the 21st century, some believe they can become kings and viceroys, but in republics, it is not possible,” he later said. “Here, the heads of kings are cut off if they come with a king’s attitude.”

A feud between the two world leaders has been simmering since the Trump administration’s September strike on an alleged drug boat.

Trump said the attack killed “confirmed narcoterrorists from Venezuela” who were in international waters at the time.

Petro, however, claimed that the boat was a Colombian vessel and was used for fishing and not the transportation of drugs.

“US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters,” Petro wrote on X, per a translation. “The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure.

“We await explanations from the US government.”

That's hard to take out of context.

It seems pretty obvious that Colombian President Gustavo Petro is openly talking about different ways to 'get rid of' President Trump.

Yesterday -- before this interview came out -- Sen. Bernardo Moreno (born in Colombia!) came out swinging against Petro.

He seemed to validate in this appearance on Fox News that Petro's election was primarily made possible by cartels, which the US is currently looking into:

| El senador republicano por Ohio, Bernie Moreno, afirmó que el presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro “fue elegido gracias a la ayuda de los cárteles de droga” y anunció que el Congreso de EE. UU. avanzará con nuevas medidas contra su gobierno:

“Vamos a acelerar esa… pic.twitter.com/lgbGIhuG0C

— Radar Austral (@RadarAustral_) October 21, 2025

And in another segment of that same appearance on Fox, Moreno suggest that one path forward would be to simply outlast Gustavo Petro.

As next year's election in Colombia should seem him ousted:

Republican Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno calls Colombian President Petro a "moronic leader" and that US-Colombia relations will be "back on track" once he gets out of office pic.twitter.com/zCpNnXMcvs

— HOT SPOT (@HotSpotHotSpot) October 21, 2025

This morning, there was actually a meeting held between the two sides.

The recently recalled Colombian Ambassador to the US, the top US diplomat to Colombia, and Petro himself apparently sat down together.

The outcome of which sounds a lot more diplomatic than the assassination and overthrow threats Petro has been popping off with.

Still, I have to wonder if the US brass was even aware of Petro's inflammatory remarks from the Univision interview prior to this meeting reported by Bloomberg on Yahoo Finance:

The meeting, described by Colombia’s foreign ministry in a statement Tuesday morning as “long, honest and constructive,” involved President Gustavo Petro, his envoy to Washington, Daniel García-Peña, and US Chargé d’Affaires John McNamara.

“Both countries agreed that this is the first step toward resolving the current impasse in bilateral relations and that further meetings will be held” with the aim of “improving anti-drug strategies,” the foreign ministry said.

The meeting came days after President Donald Trump denounced Petro as an “illegal drug leader” and said the US would halt all aid to the South American nation and impose fresh tariffs. In a key symbol of de-escalation after the initial talks, García-Peña announced he was immediately returning to his post in Washington after being recalled by Petro.

Still, the threat of economic penalties hasn’t yet been lifted. No new tariff rates have been announced, despite Trump saying they would come Monday. But McNamara stressed in the meeting with Petro that the final decision on the issue depends “exclusively” on the US president.

As of this report, President Trump hasn't responded to the situation following today's meeting.

Nor has he commented on Gustavo's comments during the interview on Univision.

I'm waiting to see whether the positivity coming out of this morning's diplomatic meetup will survive the aftershocks of Petro's interview performance.

This is a developing story with potentially explosive implications as the Trump Administration ramps up operations against the cartels.

And as always, we'll bring you more as the situation develops.

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