GOP Slams Colombia's Petro Over Trump 'Removal' Talk (Connecting the Dots: Colombia, Univision, The Nobel Foundation, CNN & Soros Funding, All Networking)

GOP Slams Colombia's Petro Over Trump 'Removal' Talk (Connecting the Dots: Colombia, Univision, The Nobel Foundation, CNN & Soros Funding, All Networking)

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By Michael Katz    |   Tuesday, 21 October 2025 05:39 PM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-colombia-gustavo-petro/2025/10/21/id/1231310/

Several Hispanic Republican lawmakers are blasting Colombian President Gustavo Petro after he suggested that President Donald Trump should be removed from office.

"Colombia's narcoterrorist-in-chief, Gustavo Petro, has just threatened to 'overthrow' President Trump," Rep. Carlos Giménez, R-Fla., wrote Monday on X. "Petro's threats must be taken seriously.

"He is a genuine threat to the safety and security of our hemisphere."

Petro's remarks, reportedly made in an interview Monday with Univision, followed Trump's Truth Social post Sunday announcing that the U.S. will no longer offer subsidies to Colombia.

Trump wrote that Petro is "an illegal drug leader" who is "strongly encouraging the massive production of drugs, in big and small fields, all over Colombia."

The U.S. has recently expanded its counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean, conducting seven confirmed military strikes on suspected drug vessels.

At least one of those boats was allegedly from Colombia and carried Colombian nationals.

"Humanity has a first off ramp," Petro told Univision in Spanish. "It is to choose to change Trump in various ways. The easiest way may be through Trump himself.

"If not — get rid of Trump."

Petro then snapped his fingers.

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., also condemned Petro's remarks, writing Monday on X that the leftist leader "has gone mad."

"After this interview, it was clear: Petro has gone mad," Salazar wrote in Spanish. "He no longer cares about Colombia or its people.

"He prefers to sink the country with his failed ideology and continue pleasing his narco-dictator friends.

"And now he comes out saying that Trump needs to be 'removed'? Petro, little dictator-in-training, do you forget that Trump was democratically elected by the American people?

"Who can take a little dictator like that seriously? Colombia is at risk. And with Petro in charge, so is the relationship with the U.S."

Petro pushed back Tuesday on X, insisting that his comments were misinterpreted.

"I did not threaten Trump," he wrote. "I only said that Trump should change his heart — from defending death policies in the world, like the genocide in Palestine, to life policies.

"If there is no such change, then the American people themselves will change Trump because one cannot go toward general suicide."

Last month, the State Department revoked Petro's visa after he participated in a pro-Palestinian protest in New York City.

During that protest, he told U.S. soldiers, "Don't point your rifles against humanity" and "disobey the orders of Trump."

In a White House response, spokeswoman Anna Kelly told Newsmax, "As President Trump stated, Colombia President Gustavo Petro is an illegal drug leader strongly encouraging the massive production of drugs, despite large-scale payments and subsidies from the USA that are nothing more than a long-term rip off of America.

"President Trump has been clear that President Petro better close up these killing fields immediately, or the United States will close them up for him, and it won't be done nicely."

Connecting the Dots:

Cesar R. Conde is the president of Univision Networks at Univision Communications Inc. and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Haim Saban is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the chairman for Univision Communications Inc.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Colombia.

James F. Collins was a senior advisor for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a board member for the International Crisis Group and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Kofi A. Annan was a board member for the International Crisis Group, a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and is a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize.

Martti Ahtisaari is the chair emeritus for the International Crisis Group and a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner.

Juan Manuel Santos Calderon is a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner and the president of Colombia.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Colombia.

James F. Collins was a senior advisor for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a friend of Michael Douglas and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), a messenger of peace for the United Nations and a friend of George Soros.

Amartya Sen is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a Nobel Foundation Nobel Prize winner (economics).

Ted Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the chairman for the United Nations Foundation and the founder of CNN.

Muhammad Yunus is a director at the United Nations Foundation and a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner.

Juan Manuel Santos Calderon is a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner and the president of Colombia.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner and a guest at George Soros’s 2013 wedding.  

George Soros was married in 2013 and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Haim Saban is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and the chairman for Univision Communications Inc.

Cesar R. Conde is the president of Univision Networks at Univision Communications Inc. and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Ted Turner is the founder of CNN, a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and the chairman for the United Nations Foundation and the founder of CNN.

Muhammad Yunus is a director at the United Nations Foundation and a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner.

Juan Manuel Santos Calderon is a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner and the president of Colombia.

Amartya Sen is a Nobel Foundation Nobel Prize winner (economics) and a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), a messenger of peace for the United Nations and a friend of George Soros.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a friend of Michael Douglas and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

James F. Collins is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a senior advisor for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Colombia.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Haim Saban is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the chairman for Univision Communications Inc.

Cesar R. Conde is the president of Univision Networks at Univision Communications Inc. and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is a board member for the International Crisis Group.

Kofi A. Annan was a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a board member for the International Crisis Group, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner.

Albert Einstein was the founder of the International Rescue Committee and a Nobel Foundation Nobel Prize winner (physics).

Henry A. Kissinger is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner.

Elie Wiesel is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

International Rescue Committee is a partner at the ONE Campaign.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and married to the Barack Obama.

Barack Obama is married to Michelle Obama and a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner.

Alan R. Batkin is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a director at the Millennium Promise.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee and the Millennium Promise.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Jimmy Carter was an honorary co-chairman for the Millennium Promise and is a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner.

Albert A. Gore Jr. is a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner and the chairman for the Climate Reality Project.

Joseph E. Stiglitz is a Nobel Foundation Nobel Prize winner (economics, 2001) and was a director at the Climate Reality Project.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Climate Reality Project and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and a board member for the International Crisis Group. 

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Michael Douglas is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), a messenger of peace for the United Nations and a friend of George Soros.

Amartya Sen is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a Nobel Foundation Nobel Prize winner (economics).

Ted Turner is a co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the chairman for the United Nations Foundation and the founder of CNN.

Muhammad Yunus is a director at the United Nations Foundation and a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner.

Juan Manuel Santos Calderon is a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner and the president of Colombia.

Martti Ahtisaari is a Nobel Foundation Nobel peace prize winner and the chair emeritus for the International Crisis Group.

George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis Group, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

James F. Collins is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a senior advisor for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Colombia.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Haim Saban is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the chairman for Univision Communications Inc.

Cesar R. Conde is the president of Univision Networks at Univision Communications Inc. and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Resources: Past Research

Wendy Davis to Univision: 'Really Absurd' to Claim That I Lied (Past Research on Univision)

Monday, February 3, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/02/wendy-davis-to-univision-really-absurd.html

Colombia Pres. Yields to Trump, Asks Illegals to Return (Connecting the Dots: Colombia, Immigrants, The Nobel Foundation, The Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), The Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Colombia)

Saturday, February 1, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/colombia-pres-yields-to-trump-asks.html

Venezuela, Colombia Border Areas Hopeful as Reopening Looms (Connecting the Dots: Venezuela, Colombia & Soros Funded Think Tanks) (Past Research on Colombia)

Monday, August 22, 2022

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/08/venezuela-colombia-border-areas-hopeful.html

Charleston: CNN’s Sick Pattern of Using the Dead as Political Weapons Against the Right (Past Research on CNN)

Saturday, June 20, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/06/charleston-cnns-sick-pattern-of-using.html

Trump Congratulates Corina Machado on Winning Nobel Peace Prize (Nobel Prize Winners (RIGGED) & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Nobel Foundation)

Friday, October 10, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/10/trump-congratulates-corina-machado-on.html