President Trump on Saturday doubled down on past threats to Colombian President Gustavo Petro, saying that he should “watch his ass” after Trump ordered strikes inside Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro, signaling possible actions against Colombia next.
The US military executed strikes and a ground invasion to capture Maduro and his wife on Saturday at approximately 2 am local time, and they were taken prisoner on board the USS Iwo Jima. Maduro was indicted in the Southern District of New York on charges of Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United States, the Gateway Pundit reported.
As The Gateway Pundit reported last month, Trump told reporters that Petro needs to “watch his ass” and close the cocaine factories, which “we know where they are,” he said, while making an announcement on shipbuilding at Mar-a-Lago.
WATCH:
Trump: He has to watch, because, you know, he’s got drug factories. They make cocaine in Colombia, and he’s no friend of the United States. He’s very bad, very bad guy, and he’s got to watch his ass, because he makes cocaine and they send it into the United States of America from Colombia. We love the Colombian people. I love the Colombian people. They’re great people, energetic, smart, great, but their new leader is a troublemaker, and he better watch it. They better close up those cocaine factories. They have at least three major cocaine factories. We know where they are. He better close them up fast.
Previously, Trump had floated the idea of striking Colombian cocaine factories and launching strikes into Mexico to stop the cartels, saying, “I would be proud to do it, personally.”
Trump doubled down following his brutal attack on Venezuela and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “I think I stick by my first statement,” Trump told reporters.
WATCH:
Reporter: So, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, a couple weeks ago, you said he’s got to watch his ass. Today, he said he’s not concerned about anything happening to him in the aftermath of this operation. So just what your message is about that?
Trump: Well, he has cocaine mills. He has factories where he makes cocaine. And yeah, I think I stick by my first statement. He’s making cocaine. They’re sending it into the United States. So, he does have to watch his ass.
After the US airstrikes on Venezuela, President Trump warned the far left loudmouth leader of Colombia that, “He does have to watch his ass.” pic.twitter.com/sFPMqKUxEP
— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) January 3, 2026
Trump also said on Saturday morning that “something’s gonna have to be done with Mexico” after he was asked whether his bold action in Venezuela was a warning to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, the United States has taken over Venezuela, and Trump told reporters he is “going to run the country right,” adding that it will be run “very judiciously, very fairly.”
MORE:
WATCH: Trump Says US Will Now RUN VENEZUELA Until it Can be “Put Back on Track” – “We’re Not Afraid of Boots on the Ground… We’re Going to Make Sure That that Country is Run Properly”
The post WATCH: Trump Doubles Down, Says Gustavo Petro “Does Have to Watch His Ass” After Threatening to Take Action Against Cocaine Factories appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.