When the US military seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, people in Colombia were left wondering if they were next.

Almost immediately, Donald Trump was accusing Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, of being tied to cocaine trafficking – without providing evidence – and publicly entertaining a US “operation” in the country.

Monica Villamizar, a Colombian-American journalist, says the mood on the streets has been a mix of shock and fear.

Now, following a phone call that temporarily cooled the crisis, Petro is due to meet Trump in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday – a meeting Monica calls a wild card.

Today, Monica Villamizar on the feud between Trump and Petro – and what’s riding on their meeting for Colombia, and the broader Latin American region.

 

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Guest: Colombian-American journalist, Monica Villamizar

Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

When the US military seized Venezuelan President Nicol&aacute;s Maduro, people in Colombia were left wondering if they were next.
Almost immediately, Donald Trump was accusing Colombia&rsquo;s president, Gustavo Petro, of being tied to cocaine trafficking &ndash; without providing evidence &ndash; and publicly entertaining a US &ldquo;operation&rdquo; in the country.
Monica Villamizar, a Colombian-American journalist, says the mood on the streets has been a mix of shock and fear.
Now, following a phone call that temporarily cooled the crisis, Petro is due to meet Trump in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday &ndash; a meeting Monica calls a wild card.
Today, Monica Villamizar on the feud between Trump and Petro &ndash; and what&rsquo;s riding on their meeting for Colombia, and the broader Latin American region.
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Guest: Colombian-American journalist, Monica Villamizar
Photo:&nbsp;REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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Colombia, Trump and the drug war

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