Trump hosts Petro as U.S.-Colombia ties edge toward cooperation after sharp exchanges

President Donald Trump welcomed Colombian President Gustavo Petro to the White House for talks on regional security and counternarcotics, weeks after Trump insulted Petro as a 'sick man' fueling cocaine exports. The meeting, aimed at easing tensions and boosting drug-interdiction cooperation, followed a period of friction over Maduro’s case and U.S. sanctions. Petro arrived with gifts, and while the two leaders suggested a path toward closer collaboration, they did not issue joint statements and tensions lingered.