In a press gaggle on Air Force One, President Trump said Colombia is “very sick” and “run by a sick man,” in an apparent reference to Colombian President Gustavo Petro. “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. “He has cocaine mills and cocaine factories. He’s not going to be doing it very long,” Trump continued. One reporter asked Trump if there would be a U.S. military operation against Colombia. “It sounds good to me,” Trump replied. Take a listen: NOW – Trump says "It sounds good to me," when asked whether there will be a U.S. operation on Columbia. "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." pic.twitter.com/9Rf2lFMm7F — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 5, 2026 Reuters noted: The comments came after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in an audacious raid and whisked him to New York to face drug-trafficking charges. In a press conference after the capture of Maduro, Trump said Petro should “watch his a**.” WATCH: President Trump Says Colombian President Should “Watch His A**” “He has cocaine mills. He has factories where he makes cocaine. And yeah, I think I stick by first statement,” Trump said. “He’s making cocaine, and they’re sending it into the United States. So, he does have to watch his a**,” he added. Check it out: NOW - Trump says Colombian President Gustavo Petro has "to watch his ass" as he's making cocaine and sending it to the U.S. pic.twitter.com/H2ctUOmX9O — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 3, 2026 The Guardian has more: The US and Colombia have had ongoing tensions for months amid the US military build-up in the Caribbean and Petro has been one of Trump’s harshest international critics. Last month Petro invited Trump to visit Colombia – the world’s largest producer of cocaine – to see his government’s efforts to destroy drug-producing labs. At the weekend Petro called the US action in Venezuela an “assault on the sovereignty” of Latin America that would lead to a humanitarian crisis.