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Trump says he’ll end U.S. aid to Colombia, calling President Gustavo Petro an “illegal drug dealer” who encourages massive drug production despite U.S. subsidies.

Petro accuses the U.S. of murder after strikes in Caribbean waters that he said killed a fisherman with no ties to drug trafficking.

The friction escalates as Colombia, the world’s largest cocaine exporter, faces increased pressure over record-high coca cultivation.

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump said Sunday he would slash U.S. funding to Colombia because the country’s leader “does nothing to stop” drug production, in what is the latest sign of friction between Washington and one of its closest allies in Latin Amer

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