U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Colombian President Gustavo Petro needs to 'watch his back' following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, because, he claimed, the Colombian has 'cocaine labs' that then send drugs to the U.S. 'So yes, he has to watch his back,' Trump said at a press conference when asked about his Colombian counterpart's statements, who said he was calm after the operation against his ally in Caracas. 'He has factories where he produces cocaine.' 'I'm not worried at all,' Petro wrote on X on Saturday in response to a journalist's post suggesting the Colombian leader 'must be very worried about what the head of the Sun Cartel' might say in the U.S., referring to Washington's accusations against Maduro. This warning comes amid a backdrop of cross-criticism between Petro and Trump in recent months over Washington's aggressive anti-drug military campaign in the Caribbean and the Pacific. Last month, the U.S. leader warned Petro that he would be 'next' after Maduro, whom Trump accuses of leading an international drug trafficking network. Cartels in Mexico U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that 'something has to be done' about the drug trafficking in Mexico, as he insisted that the drug cartels run the country. The leader made these statements in a telephone interview with Fox News following the operation against Venezuela that resulted in the arrest of the president, Nicolás Maduro, whom he accuses of being a drug trafficking leader. Trump clarified that the arrest of Maduro was not a message for Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, whom he described as a 'friend' and 'a good woman,' but he emphasized that 'the cartels run Mexico; she doesn't.' He revealed that he has 'many times' offered Sheinbaum the possibility of the U.S. Army ending the Mexican drug trade, but the president has asked him not to do so. You may be interested Rodríguez ensures that Maduro is the only president of Venezuela January 03, 2026 More than 300 flights canceled in Puerto Rico due to operation against Venezuela January 03, 2026 Correa calls Noboa a 'criminal narco' and he responds 'son of a mule' January 03, 2026 Trump: it would be 'difficult' for Machado to lead Venezuela, she has no 'support' January 03, 2026 Trump tells Petro to watch out and has his sights set on Mexican cartels January 03, 2026 (...) They are sending it to the U.S.
