Posted on 09/27/2025 8:39:15 AM PDT by DFG
The United States said it would revoke Colombian President Gustavo Petro's visa after he took to New York's streets on Friday in a pro-Palestinian demonstration and urged U.S. soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump's orders.
"We will revoke Petro’s visa due to his reckless and incendiary actions," the State Department posted on X.
Petro, addressing a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters outside the U.N. headquarters in Manhattan, called for a global armed force with the priority to liberate Palestinians, adding, "This force has to be bigger than that of the United States."
"That's why from here, from New York, I ask all the soldiers of the army of the United States not to point their guns at people. Disobey the orders of Trump. Obey the orders of humanity," Petro said in Spanish. Reuters could not immediately confirm whether Petro was still in New York. His office and Colombia's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
UN CLASHES OVER GAZA WAR
The Trump administration has been cracking down on pro-Palestinian voices while countries including France, Britain, Australia and Canada have recognized a Palestinian state - moves that have angered Israel and its ally the U.S.
Petro, Colombia's first leftist president and a vocal opponent of Israel's war in Gaza, hit out at Trump in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, saying the U.S. leader was "complicit in genocide" in Gaza and calling for "criminal proceedings" over U.S. missile attacks on suspected drug-running boats in Caribbean waters.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, addressing the assembly on Friday, denounced Western countries for embracing Palestinian statehood, accusing them of sending the message that "murdering Jews pays off."
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Would be a pity if something happened to his plane on the way back to Columbia. Those narco terrorists are unpredictable and well armed
What would they do if an American President went to their country and talked like that???
Why does the moron need a visa? The entire population of Colombians are already in America illegally without visas. All they had was a wink from Joe Pedo and Alfalfa Harris.
“Disobey the orders of Trump.”
Should have sent the military to arrest him for insurrection. At the least deport him immediately.
Recognizing a country that doesn’t exist and holds no territory.
Brilliant!
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Shut the UN down, stop funding it and move it to another country, then watch how these leftists cry. Stop allowing the UN to laugh at the US.
“...Shut the UN down, stop funding it and move it to another country...”
Can’t happen soon enough.
The UN is well waayyyy past its expiration date.
Revoke all the diplomatic immunity as well.
They’re the enemies of America...get em to heck outta here.
Good.
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My immediate thought was of Victoria Nuland, John McCain and CT Senator Chris Murphy in Kiev in December 2023, encouraging the MI6/Azov-controlled mob to overthrow the democratically elected President of Ukraine.
It sucks when it happens to you, doesn't it?
“””It sucks when it happens to you, doesn’t it? “””
Who is “you”?
How ironic. Honorable mention partitioned Palestine territory in 1948 to create the Jewish state and now the idiots in the UN want to destroy it.
gotta ask how some countries that simply do not deserve it, get such evil riff raff in their governments
(USA has had similar experiences in our history, alas)
old wise proverb:
sh*t rises to the top of the tank?
or?
there must be a reason why the worst in society often rise to political power or even dominance
Germany in 1930 was one of the world’s leading science, technology, culture even — countries. They had many capable and far far far more decent people that could have risen to power a few years later.
Enough said.
"Mr. Jefferson, it seems the Ambassador has taken leave of his senses."
Visa revoked? Arrest and deport.
Bastard should have been arrested and immediately deported!
Amen!! Why the hell do we allow that radical leftist, pro-terrorist organization to stay in the USA is beyond me.
Colombia borders leftist ally Venezuela along the Pacific side of that country. Wouldn’t it be easy to avoid the U.S. fleet in the Caribbean and just go that way?
“Should have sent the military to arrest him for insurrection. At the least deport him immediately.“
…100% agree!
Isn’t he the guy that is cheating on his wife with a tranny? 😆
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