Trump Says Another Strike ‘Sounds Good’ in Warning to Colombian President
U.S. President Donald Trump, Jan. 4, 2026. X/ @FreeTavana
January 5, 2026 Hour: 8:11 am
He also urged Venezuelan acting president Rodriguez to grant the U.S. ‘total access’ to oil resources.
On Sunday night, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Colombian President Gustavo Petro, saying Petro “is not going to be doing it for very long.”
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When asked about the possibility of a U.S. military operation against Colombia, Trump replied, “It sounds good to me.”
Colombia, which borders Venezuela, is “run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One.
“He has cocaine mills and cocaine factories. He’s not going to be doing it,” said Trump, offering no evidence to substantiate the claim.
On Saturday, Petro called for an urgent meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the United Nations to address the U.S. attack on Venezuela.
In an interview with Politico last month, Trump said he would consider extending military operations against targets in other countries, including Mexico and Colombia.
On Sunday night, Trump also urged Venezuelan acting president Delcy Rodriguez to grant the United States “total access,” especially to Venezuela’s oil resources.
“We need total access. We need access to the oil and to other things in their country that allow us to rebuild their country,” Trump said, adding that he had not spoken directly with Rodriguez, but would do so “at the right time.”
Rodriguez, vice president under the presidency of Nicolas Maduro, assumed the role of acting president after Maduro was flown out of Venezuela following U.S. military attacks. Meanwhile, Trump claimed that the United States was “in charge” of Venezuela and “dealing with the people that just got sworn in.”
“Don’t ask me who’s in charge, because I’ll give you an answer, and it’ll be very controversial,” Trump said. “It means we’re in charge. We’re in charge.”
Earlier on Sunday, Trump reiterated comments made in a phone interview with The Atlantic, warning that Rodriguez would face a fate worse than that of Maduro if she failed to “do the right thing.” “She will face a situation probably worse than Maduro, because, you know, Maduro gave up immediately,” he said.
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Source: Xinhua
