‘Operation Colombia Sounds Good’: Trump Targets Another Latin American Nation After Venezuela

US President Donald Trump sharply criticised Colombia’s leadership. (File photo)

Following a raid on Venezuela, US President Donald Trump on Sunday warned of possible military action against Colombia, saying the Latin American nation is run by a “sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States.”

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump sharply criticised Colombia’s leadership, appearing to target 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,” the US President said, news agency Reuters reported.

When asked directly whether the US would move forward with a military operation against Colombia, Trump responded by saying, “It sounds good to me.”

In the dramatic pre-dawn US operation in Venezuela on Saturday, its President Nicolas Maduro was captured and flown to New York to face drug-trafficking charges.

Trump’s Warning To Colombian President

Earlier on Saturday, Trump issued a sharp warning to the Colombian President, telling him to “watch his a**” in the aftermath of a US military operation in Venezuela.

“He’s making cocaine and they’re sending it into the United States, so he does have to watch his ass,” Trump said at a press conference, referring to Petro, with whom he has repeatedly clashed in recent months. The remarks came hours after Washington carried out a dramatic overnight operation in Venezuela, seizing Maduro and flying him out of the country.

The US launched coordinated military strikes across Venezuela and captured the country’s long-serving president, with Trump announcing that Washington would temporarily take control of the country following the operation.

Colombian President Condemns US Operation

Petro swiftly condemned the US action, calling it an “assault on the sovereignty” of Latin America that could trigger a humanitarian crisis. In a post on X, the Colombian president said his government convened a national security meeting before dawn and deployed additional security forces along the Colombia–Venezuela border in anticipation of what he warned could be a “massive influx of refugees” fleeing Venezuela.

Petro also said Colombia would seek international intervention, urging the United Nations Security Council to address what he described as aggression against Venezuela and the wider region.

Security Council To Meet Today After Venezuela Raid

The Security Council is set to meet on Monday at 10:00 am local time (1500 GMT) to discuss the US operation, according to the Somali presidency of the Council. Diplomatic sources said the emergency meeting was requested by Venezuela and relayed by Colombia.

Saturday’s operation also drew condemnation from Maduro’s allies, including Russia, whose foreign ministry denounced the US action as an “act of armed aggression” and warned against further escalation.