Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks at the 80th UN General Assembly, Sept 23, 2025. (AP Photo)

The United States said on Friday it would revoke the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro after he addressed a pro-Palestinian demonstration in New York and urged US soldiers to disobey orders from President Donald Trump.

“We will revoke Petro’s visa due to his reckless and incendiary actions,” the US State Department posted on X, referring to his public remarks outside the UN headquarters in Manhattan.

Speaking to a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters, Petro urged the creation of a global armed force with the aim of liberating Palestinians. “This force has to be bigger than that of the United States,” he said in Spanish, according to Reuters .

He also directed his comments at US

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