Following the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, United States President Donald Trump has issued veiled threats to three Latin American nations, including Mexico, Colombia and Cuba. Trump made these comments while defending his actions against Venezuela, calling Maduro a narco-terrorist.
When asked about the implications for neighbouring countries, Trump doubled down on his staunch criticism of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a key ally of Maduro. He went on to accuse Petro, saying, “He has cocaine mills; he has factories where he makes cocaine,” Trump said, adding, “he does have to watch himself too.”
He added that Cuba is going to be the next nation we will end up talking about,” hinting that Washington wants to “help the people of that country as well.”
“It’s very similar in the sense that we want to help the people in Cuba, but we also want to help the people who were forced out of Cuba and are living in this country,” he said.
When asked about how he wanted to act against Mexico, which remains a source of narco trafficking, he said, “something’s going to have to be done with Mexico,” alleging the drug cartel controls the country and its president, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, is “frightened” to take action against them.
“They’re running Mexico. I’ve asked her numerous times: ‘Would you like us to take out the cartels?’ ‘No, no, no, Mr President, no, no, no, please.’ So we have to do something,” he said.
US military raids on Venezuela have triggered massive international condemnation, with all three Latin American nations denouncing them as a breach of international law and a threat to regional stability.
Responding to Trump’s veiled threats, Mexico’s foreign ministry, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Colombian President Gustavo Petro strongly slammed the US for its “cowardly, criminal and treacherous” actions and called for international condemnation.
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