Colombian President petro Criticizes TrumpS drug Policy, Accuses U.S. of Fentanyl Production
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA – Colombian President Gustavo Petro has renewed his criticism of former U.S. President Donald Trump, asserting that the source of the fentanyl crisis lies within the United States itself. Petro’s remarks, made recently, directly challenge Trump’s approach to combating drug trafficking and accuse him of hypocrisy regarding border security and interventionist policies in Latin America.
The escalating exchange comes amid ongoing debate over U.S.strategies to curb the flow of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid responsible for a surge in overdose deaths across the country.Petro argues that focusing on military intervention in Venezuela or Colombia will be ineffective, as the production and consumption of fentanyl are rooted in the U.S.industrial apparatus and domestic demand. This latest rebuke builds on Petro’s previous statements questioning U.S. operations near Venezuela and his assertion that drug traffickers operate within the U.S., Europe, and Dubai.
“I warn Trump – yes, because it is politics in the Caribbean, it can do – not to kill more young people, but in the United States themselves, the industrial apparatus they possess, produces the fentanyl and the same consumers in the United States, growing, consume the fentanyl,” petro stated. He further criticized the idea of erecting physical barriers, questioning the justification for such actions.
Petro contends that Trump’s proposed solutions – including potential military action – are misguided and will ultimately fail to address the core issue. He emphasized that the problem resides within the United States, and that the U.S.must confront its own role in the production and consumption of fentanyl rather than seeking to “invade Venezuela or Colombia.”
“They are facing a humanitarian disaster,” Petro said. ”Trump has to understand that anti-drug policy will not serve them… but that they will produce it.”