Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday he would "take up arms" against the U.S. if it attacks his country. This after President Trump suggested Petro could be his next target.

President Donald Trump spoke by phone Wednesday with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, an unexpected turn toward dialogue after months of escalating tensions that peaked when Trump called Colombia a "sick man" and said the idea of American military action there "sounds good to me.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday that he is ready to “take up arms” against the US after President Trump threatened military action in Colombia.

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia is taking a harder line against the National Liberation Army, or ELN, a leftist group experts call a powerful drug trafficker in Colombia and Venezuela.

By bnl editorial staff Colombian President Gustavo Petro has confirmed that he will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on February 3 for discussions he described as “critical” amid heightened tensions over drug trafficking and Venezuela.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump abruptly changed his tone Wednesday about his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, saying they had exchanged a friendly phone call and he’d even invited the leader of the South American country to the White House.

President Trump on Wednesday spoke on the phone with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, days after issuing threats toward the South American country in the wake of U.S. strikes on Venezuela that

New York Times reporters waited more than eight hours to speak with President Gustavo Petro, who, as it turned out, had another important conversation in the works.

President Trump spoke on the phone Wednesday with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, after months of tensions between the two leaders boiled over in recent days.

It's unclear whether the repost was meant as a compliment or jab as the Colombian leader offered no further context

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says ICE "operates in the same way as the Nazi and Italian brigades" as he continues to criticize the Trump administration despite a recent phone call that defused tensions between the two heads of state.