Colombian President To Meet Trump In Washington Days After 'Come Get Me' Challenge

Last Updated:January 15, 2026, 07:56 IST

The meeting came amid high tensions between Colombia and the US following Donald Trump's threats against the Latin American nation following the capture of Nicolas Maduro.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro (L) and US President Donald Trump have exchanged several threats in recent weeks. (AFP)

Colombian President Gustavo Petro will meet US President Donald Trump on February 3, even as relations between the two countries remain tense after the former warned of a “real threat" of US military action against Colombia.

Petro said his government’s crackdown on the drug trade will be one of the central topics of the official meeting on February 3 between the Governments of Colombia and the United States, in which data and concrete results will be reviewed.

“Finally, there is a communication that allows President Donald Trump and the United States authorities to truly know what is happening with the fight we have waged from the Government of Colombia against narcotics, especially cocaine," he said in a statement.

Petro had earlier accused Washington of behaving like an empire and risking international isolation. He even dared Trump to “come and get" him like the US military abducted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

“Come get me. I’m waiting for you here," Petro said in a statement last week, warning of serious consequences if the US escalated tensions. Petro also criticised US immigration crackdown, saying that the ICE had “gone beyond persecuting Latin Americans in the streets" and was now killing US citizens.

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