Trump Warns Colombia in Threat to Other Drug-Producing Countries

Jan. 5, 2026, 1:58 AM UTC

President Donald Trump warned other drug-producing nations in the Western Hemisphere that he wouldn’t long tolerate the flow of illegal substances to the US.

A day after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to stand trial in the US, Trump said several other nations need to change their ways.

“Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States and he’s not going to be doing it very long, let me tell you,” Trump told reporters Sunday evening aboard Air Force One.

He was referring to Colombian President ...

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