President Trump says he'll slash U.S. funding to Colombia because President Gustavo Petro 'does nothing to stop' drug production.

Calling Colombian President Gustavo Petro “an illegal drug leader,” President Donald Trump announced Sunday the end of all U.S. aid to the South American country, upending the relationship with one of the region’s closest military allies at a time of a massive U.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is ending aid to Colombia after the country’s president, Gustavo Petro, accused the U.S. of ‘murder’ when it struck a small boat within Colombian territorial waters in September.

President Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will slash aid to Colombia, accusing its leader in a social media brawl of "strongly encouraging the massive production of drugs." The big picture: Colombia has historically been a close partner to the U.

President Donald Trump doubled down on his recent strike against a submarine by threatening to “close” the drug production fields in Colombia. “President Gustavo Petro, of Colombia, is an illegal drug leader strongly encouraging the massive production of drugs,

The U.S. has launched military strikes on seven alleged drug trafficking vessels since September, killing at least 32.

President Donald Trump announced Sunday he would end all US payments and subsidies to Colombia, marking a dramatic escalation in his back-and-forth with the country’s president, Gustavo Petro.

By Jeff Mason, Andy Sullivan and David Ljunggren ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday night he would raise tariffs on Colombia and stop all payments to the South American nation,