Colombian President Gustavo Petro Accuses Trump of Violating U.N. Principles After U.S. Revokes His Visa
The U.S. State Department announced it will revoke Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s U.S. visa, saying on social media the move responded to his "reckless and incendiary" remarks at a New York street demonstration during U.N. General Assembly events — where he urged U.S. soldiers to disobey orders and criticized U.S. strikes. Petro, who returned to Colombia, said he believes he has U.N. immunity, noted his European citizenship, and publicly accused President Donald Trump of violating U.N. principles.
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Colombian president accuses Trump of violating UN principles after visa revoked
New information:
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro publicly accused President Donald Trump of violating U.N. principles in response to the U.S. revocation of his visa.
- Axios published Petro's reaction on Sept. 27, 2025, adding the Colombian leader's explicit diplomatic rebuke to earlier reports of the visa revocation.
U.S. revokes visa for Colombian President Petro after he urges American soldiers to disobey Trump
New information:
- State Department publicly said on social media: 'we will revoke Petro’s visa due to his reckless and incendiary actions.'
- Petro returned to Colombia on Saturday and posted on X that he believes he has UN immunity and that he is also a European citizen, implying future travel options.
- Article quotes Petro’s protest remarks verbatim: 'I ask all the soldiers of the United States’ army, don’t point your rifles against humanity' and 'disobey the orders of Trump,' and ties the revocation to those remarks.
U.S. revokes visa for Colombia president after urging soldiers to disobey Trump
New information:
- State Department social-media wording is quoted directly and framed the action as a response to Petro urging U.S. soldiers to 'disobey orders and incite violence.'
- Reports that Petro returned to Colombia on Saturday (timing of departure noted).
- Petro’s response on X asserting U.N. immunity and noting he also holds European citizenship (implying future travel implications may differ).
- Contextual detail on prior diplomatic skirmishes this year (resisted deportation flights using U.S. military aircraft; earlier anti-narcotics cooperation complaints) included in the same report.
Trump admin revokes Colombian president’s visa over alleged ‘reckless and incendiary actions’
New information:
- The U.S. State Department posted on X that it will revoke Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s U.S. visa, calling his conduct 'reckless and incendiary.'
- The action follows Petro speaking at a street demonstration in New York City during U.N. General Assembly events where he allegedly urged U.S. soldiers to disobey orders and called for prosecutions over U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean.
- Fox News reports the announcement was made 'late Friday'; the Colombian embassy had not responded to queries before publication.