A recent fight over between President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro has brought renewed attention to the policies of the former Marxist guerilla whose priorities often run counter to Washington,

Colombian President Gustavo Petro asked President Donald Trump to sit down with him and talk things over a glass of whiskey, called him an outright racist in rambling social media posts and pledged to never yield to Washington’s pressure even if the economic sanctions being threatened led to his overthrow.

Explore the unexpected connections between Colombian President Gustavo Petro, infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar, and former US President Donald Trump. This article delves into a unique narrative of political defiance and magic realism.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has blasted Donald Trump after their trade war and claimed he is 'on track to white out humanity'

Trump’s uncharitable rhetoric and less-than-civilised treatment of illegal immigrants are, at the very least, likely to fuel more anti-American sentiment in the region. This resentment towards the US may well manifest in building bridges with governments and ideologies that are inimical to US interests.

"I don't like your oil, Trump, you're going to wipe out the human species because of greed," Petro raged. "Maybe one day, over a glass of whiskey, which I accept, despite my gastritis, we can talk frankly about this, but it's difficult because you consider me an inferior race and I'm not, nor is any Colombian."

Although the diplomatic impasse has been overcome, many questions remain in the air about the future of the relationship between Colombia and the United States.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, a former Marxist guerrilla, has recently made headlines for his outspoken stance against U.S. policies, particularly in a public spat with President Donald Trump.

Despite his best efforts at saber-rattling, Colombia’s socialist president Gustavo Petro bent the knee and agreed to take in American deportation

The Liberal Party of Colombia is distancing itself from President Gustavo Petro's government after he was forced to back down in his feud with Donald Trump.

So Trump will likely get his way in more cases than not. But he shouldn’t celebrate just yet, because the short-term payoff of strong-arming Latin America will come at the long-term cost of accelerating the region’s shift toward China and increasing its instability. The latter tends, sooner or later, to boomerang back into the United States.