The president of Colombia said that the US killed fisherman Trump and he would raise tariffs on Colombia

Colombian President Petro responded on Sunday (October 19) to US President Trump's aggressive remarks calling him a "drug leader" and accused the United States of attacking a fishing boat alleged to be carrying illegal drugs, killing an innocent fisherman. Trump said on the same night that he would announce a policy of imposing higher tariffs on Colombia on Monday (the 20th).

According to reports from The New York Times and Xinhua News Agency, Petro said on social media platforms on Sunday: "I'm not a businessman, let alone a drug dealer, because I'm not greedy." Earlier that day, Trump posted on social media, accusing Petro of "doing nothing" in combating drug production and saying that as of that day, the United States would stop "large-scale funding and subsidies" to Colombia.

Petro addressed Trump from a distance, saying, "Colombia has never been rude to the United States, but you are very rude and ignorant to Colombia." I'm not a businessman like you,... I'm not greedy." He advised Trump to understand the truth before making a hasty judgment and not to be deceived, because the greatest enemy of the Colombian drug cartel "is me, Petro".

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia issued a statement on the same day, strongly protesting against Trump's threat to suspend aid and his personal attack on Petro, and firmly opposing the United States' use of international cooperation as a tool to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. The announcement condemned that the US statement contained a direct threat to Colombia's sovereignty and that its interfering remarks violated all international law and diplomatic norms.

Trump said on Sunday night that he would announce on Monday an increase in tariffs on Colombia and stop providing all financial and subsidy assistance to the country.

U.S. War Secretary Hegseth posted on social media that the U.S. military had destroyed another Colombian drug smuggling vessel in the Caribbean Sea, resulting in three deaths.

Colombia was once a traditional ally of the United States in Latin America. Since Trump returned to power in January this year, relations between the two countries have remained tense, with frequent frictions on issues such as immigration, tariffs, and drug control.

On September 15th, the United States determined that Colombia "failed to effectively fulfill its international anti-drug obligations in the previous year" and cancelled the anti-drug partnership with Colombia. Colombia promptly announced that it would no longer purchase weapons from the United States.

On September 26th, Petro participated in a demonstration in support of Palestine outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The US State Department revoked Petro's visa to the United States on the same day on the grounds that he "urged American soldiers to disobey orders and incited violence."

The United States currently imposes a 10% equivalent tariff on most of Colombia's imports, which is the benchmark level that Trump sets for imposing equivalent tariffs on many countries.