Washington [US], December 3: On December 2 (Washington time), US President Donald Trump declared that any country smuggling drugs into the US could be attacked.
According to Reuters news agency reported today, December 3, at a cabinet meeting at the White House on December 2, President Trump told reporters that any country that illegally brings drugs into the US could become the target of ground attacks , "not just limited to Venezuela".
The White House owner continued that he had heard that Colombia was producing cocaine, "they have cocaine factories", and then selling it to the US.
In response to Mr. Trump's statement, Colombian President Gustavo Petro responded on X, arguing that the South American country destroys a drug production site every 40 minutes, "without the need for missiles."
Mr. Petro, who is under US sanctions, invited President Trump to join Colombia's anti-drug campaign, but with a warning.
"Do not threaten our sovereignty, otherwise you will wake up a leopard," the Colombian leader stressed, asserting that "an attack on Colombia's sovereignty is a declaration of war.
In recent months, President Trump has launched raids on suspected drug vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific, killing dozens of people.
One attack on September 2 was particularly controversial because the US launched a second missile at a ship that still had survivors.
Also at the cabinet meeting on December 2, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explained that he watched the above US attack live, but did not see any survivors in the water, nor did he witness the second attack.
"I watched the first attack live," Reuters quoted Mr. Hegseth as saying, adding that because of the heavy workload at the Pentagon, he did not continue watching what happened after that but moved on to the next meeting.
Hours later, he learned that Admiral Frank Bradley, commander of US Special Operations Command and leader of anti-drug operations, had ordered a second attack.
"Admiral Bradley made the correct decision to completely sink the ship and eliminate the threat," Mr. Hegseth said.
Source: Thanh Nieu Newspaper
