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‘Small things sometimes tell large stories’
American Thinker ^ | 24 Jun, 2026 | Silvio Canto, Jr.

Posted on 06/24/2026 6:02:07 AM PDT by MtnClimber

The leftists lose in Colombia, so President Gustavo Petro declares the results invalid, and blames Israel.

The wonderful Charlie Chan had an explanation for everything. One of my favorites is that “small things sometimes tell large stories.” Well, they do in Colombia.

Are you ready for this? Guess who stole the election in Colombia? Let’s hear from President Petro himself:

Colombian President Gustavo Petro declares the results of the ongoing Presidential Runoff Election to be invalid, following the loss of left-wing ruling party candidate Iván Cepeda and close win of Trump-backed far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. Petro claims that polling data and software was ‘compromised’ by Israel, requesting an investigation into irregularities by the Rama Judicial.

There you have it. The Israelis, and their “secret police,” showed up in Colombia and screwed up all of those machines for the benefit of Trump’s guy, Abelardo. What else could it be? Too bad that Petro’s party cannot count votes for eternity like they do in California.

There are two reasons for Petro’s loss. The first one is results. Colombia’s voters are unhappy with a president with ties to the narcos, and all of the violence that comes with it. They want someone who is going to get tougher with criminals, or the people who terrorize those who don’t have bodyguards to protect them. They want something similar to what they see in El Salvador, where President Bukele has decided to lock up the gangs and make streets safe again.

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: elections; leftism
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1 posted on 06/24/2026 6:02:07 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

It is unusual that we defund USAID and suddenly the number of conservative candidates winning Latin American elections jumps.


2 posted on 06/24/2026 6:02:27 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Trump and Musk defund USAID and it results in Petro losing and who does he blame? Israel. They can’t catch a break.


3 posted on 06/24/2026 6:05:15 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: MtnClimber

Those studies on gay parrots were not looking at birds.


4 posted on 06/24/2026 6:06:34 AM PDT by Track9 (Liberal tears make me smile. Thank you DJT!)
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