Trump threatens Colombia's president: "He's got to watch his ass"

What they're saying: "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."
• The White House did not immediately respond to Axios' Monday evening request for comment.

Catch up quick: The Colombian president was elected in 2022, becoming the first leftist to lead the country.

• Colombia has historically been a close partner to the U.S., but relations have soured under Petro, who's an ally of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

• Petro accused Trump in September of violating the United Nations' "founding principles" after the State Department announced it would revoke the Colombian president's visa.
• He alleged a month later that the Trump administration bombed a Colombian boat carrying civilians during its recent campaign targeting alleged drug smugglers off the coast of Venezuela.

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