Marco Rubio about relationship with Colombia and Petro: “If he had elections today, I would lose”

Prior to the Marco Rubio, Secretary of State for the United States, for Latin America, The official presented his position on the Government of Colombia, which is led by the president Gustavo Petro.

After a week where one of the largest tensions of recent years was lived among these countries, with the suspension of the visa section at the United States Embassy in Bogotá and the threat of climbing tariffs to Colombian products by that country, the situation already seems in quieter waters; However, comments about what happened.

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Rubio, in an interview in a television program in the United States, said he considers that “he does not believe that we have mathened Colombia” and considered “absurd” what was pointed out that the relationship of this South American country will focus with China.

According to the Secretary of State, he knows Colombia very well and said that most people in this country “They don’t even like their president”referring to Gustavo Petro.

“If he had elections today, he would lose. It is unpopular. That does not depend on us. The people there would vote and decide who wants me to lead them, ”said Rubio.

In this interview, Rubio added “What many people from the business class think: what are this guy doing.”

The official also referred to the situation of the deportees, which caused Petro’s discomfort because he considers not to chain them is not the way to treat these migrants.

“It is normal for us to deporting people to Colombia just like we deported people to all countries in the world,” he said.

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Petro asked the irregular Colombians in the US

On the other hand, after the agreements between Colombia and the United States, at least four flights with deportees have already arrived from North American territory.

And this Friday, President Petro asked Colombians to be in the United States to return to the country “sooner possible.”

Presidency of the Republic.

“I ask Colombians and Colombians without documents in the USA. Leave their work immediately in that country and return to Colombia as soon as possible,” Petro wrote in X this January 31.

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