{"id":2971,"date":"2025-09-27T06:38:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T06:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/27\/us-to-revoke-colombian-president-petros-visa-over-call-to-disobey-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T06:38:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T06:38:03","slug":"us-to-revoke-colombian-president-petros-visa-over-call-to-disobey-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/27\/us-to-revoke-colombian-president-petros-visa-over-call-to-disobey-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"US to revoke Colombian President Petro\u2019s visa over call to \u2018disobey\u2019 Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>The Colombian leader was filmed joining thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters outside UN headquarters in New York.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The United States Department of State has said it will revoke the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, citing his \u201creckless and incendiary actions\u201d in relation to a speech he gave to protesters outside the United Nations headquarters in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarlier today, Colombian president [Gustavo Petro] stood on a NYC street and urged U.S. soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence,\u201d the department said in a post on X on Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Earlier today, Colombian president <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petrogustavo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@petrogustavo<\/a> stood on a NYC street and urged U.S. soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence. <\/p>\n<p>We will revoke Petro\u2019s visa due to his reckless and incendiary actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Department of State (@StateDept) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StateDept\/status\/1971758644929925312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/17\/colombia-halts-us-arms-purchases-as-row-over-drug-fight-delisting-escalates\">Colombia halts US arms purchases as row over drug fight delisting escalates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/newsfeed\/2025\/9\/24\/colombia-blasts-genocidal-israel-and-allies-over-gaza-atrocities\">Colombia blasts genocidal Israel and allies over Gaza atrocities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/pinch-point\/2025\/9\/25\/colombias-cocaine-crisis\">Colombia\u2019s cocaine crisis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The post did not provide specific details on Petro\u2019s alleged offence, but footage circulated on social media showed the Colombian leader joining thousands of pro-Palestine protesters outside the UN building in Midtown Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>In one video clip, Petro can be heard saying his country plans to present a resolution to the UN seeking to establish an \u201carmy for the salvation of the world\u201d whose first job would be the \u201cliberation of Palestine\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In an unofficial translation of his speech to protesters, Petro said that world nations will contribute soldiers to the army, which will \u201cenforce the orders of international justice\u201d and must be \u201clarger\u201d than the US military.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ask all of the soldiers of the army of the US not to point their guns at humanity. Disobey the orders of Trump. Obey the orders of humanity,\u201d the Colombian leader said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 En Nueva York, El Presidente <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petrogustavo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PetroGustavo<\/a>, junto al m\u00fasico brit\u00e1nico, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rogerwaters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rogerwaters<\/a>,\u00a0acompa\u00f1aron la manifestaci\u00f3n en apoyo a Palestina. <\/p>\n<p>All\u00ed, el mandatario anunci\u00f3 que presentar\u00e1 ante la ONU una resoluci\u00f3n que busca la creaci\u00f3n de un \u201cEj\u00e9rcito de la salvaci\u00f3n del mundo\u201d,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qBzEVEP0xT\">pic.twitter.com\/qBzEVEP0xT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Presidencia Colombia \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 (@infopresidencia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/infopresidencia\/status\/1971671391557898362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Translation: In New York, President @PetroGustavo, along with the British musician @rogerwaters, accompanied the demonstration in support of Palestine. There, the leader announced that he would present to the UN a resolution seeking the creation of a \u201cWorld Salvation Army,\u201d whose first task would be the liberation of Palestine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Huge protests took place outside the UN headquarters on Friday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the fourth day of the UN General Assembly\u2019s General Debate.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli leader delivered a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/9\/26\/netanyahu-tells-un-that-israel-must-finish-job-in-gaza\">bombastic speech<\/a> as he told world leaders Israel must be allowed to \u201cfinish the job\u201d in Gaza \u2013 where the Israeli army has been accused of perpetrating genocide \u2013 and lambasted Western states for their \u201cdisgraceful decision\u201d to recognise a Palestinian state.<\/p>\n<p>Petro\u2019s office and Colombia\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the visa revocation from the Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n<p>In a speech to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Petro also hit out at US President Donald Trump, saying the US leader was \u201ccomplicit in genocide\u201d in Gaza and called for \u201ccriminal proceedings\u201d over US air attacks on boats in Caribbean waters that Washington has accused of trafficking drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Petro\u2019s social media profile on Friday showed he had reposted several video clips of himself speaking to the pro-Palestinian protesters in New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFree Palestine. If Gaza falls, humanity dies,\u201d Petro said in one post.<\/p>\n<p>The left-wing leader, who came to power in 2022, has been a vocal critic of Israel\u2019s war on Gaza \u2013 which he has repeatedly condemned as a \u201cgenocide\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Petro <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2024\/5\/1\/colombia-to-cut-diplomatic-ties-with-israel-over-gaza-war-petro-says\">severed diplomatic ties<\/a> with Israel in 2024, citing the actions of its \u201cgenocidal\u201d government in Gaza, including attacks on Palestinian aid seekers \u2013 which he said were reminiscent of the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p>In July, he also reimposed a total ban on coal exports to Israel, saying Colombia \u201cwill not be complicit\u201d in Israel\u2019s genocide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Colombian leader was filmed joining thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters outside UN headquarters in New York. 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