Marshall Billingslea, exsubsecretario Department of Terrorism Financing during the first term of Donald Trumpdenounced during a session at the Capitol that there was “dirty” money of the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro for the Gustavo Petro campaignin Colombia, and added that “They channeled money to Mexico. They channeled money to Brazil.”
“It is the corrupt and dirty Venezuelan money that financed Petro’s campaign”, he mentioned.
“Once we have democracy restored in Venezuela. All that subversion money that has been financing socialist campaigns in the region runs out, oil revenues for the Cuban regime, all support for Nicaraguans, also run out. We forget what Ortega is doing to the Nicaraguan people. It’s a farce”, he stated.
Meanwhile, the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petroand the top diplomatic representative of the United States in Bogotá agreed on “improving” the fight against drugs in a meeting after the dispute with Trump, the Colombian Foreign Ministry reported.
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Strain
Traditionally allies, the countries they live hours of tension after Trump called Petro on Sunday “drug trafficking leader” and announced the end of economic support for high drug production.
While waiting for the tariffs announced by Trump, the Colombian president met on Monday night with John McNamara, head of business at the US embassy, to ratify “the commitment of both parties to improve anti-drug strategies,” according to a Foreign Ministry statement.
At the meeting, attended by the Colombian ambassador in Washington, “senior officials ratified the commitment of both parties to improve anti-drug strategies.”
“It is desirable that these efforts continue to be made in a coordinated manner with the United States,” the statement added.
After Trump’s accusations, Petro called him “rude and ignorant” and called his ambassador for consultations.
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