Colombia recalls ambassador to US after Trump's tariff threat, drug remarks


A person walks past Colombia's embassy after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose retaliatory measures after the South American country turned away two U.S. military aircraft with migrants being deported, in Washington, U.S. January 26, 2025. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia said on Monday it has recalled its ambassador from Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs on the South American nation and stop all payments to it, intensifying a feud stemming from U.S. military strikeson vessels allegedly transporting drugs.

Trump also called Colombia's leftist President Gustavo Petro an "illegal drug leader" on Sunday, which Petro's government described as offensive, marking a new low in relations between Bogota and Washington.

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