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Fox News Politics Newsletter: Trump blasts Colombia’s Petro after alleged drug strike death

Fox News Politics Newsletter: Trump blasts Colombia’s Petro after alleged drug strike death

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Colombia’s government says a fisherman killed in a recent U.S. strike near Venezuelan waters was not a drug trafficker — directly challenging Washington’s claim that its growing Caribbean campaign is hitting "narco-terrorist" targets and pushing relations with the key non-NATO ally into a new spiral.


Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who aligns politically with Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro, has had a combative relationship with PresidentDonald Trumpand is expected to challenge U.S. actions. Yet Washington has released only limited evidence linking the targeted vessels to drug networks, and U.S. intelligence officials have declined to say how confident they are in the assessments that led to the strikes.


Secretary of WarPete Hegsethhas insisted the intelligence is conclusive…READ MORE.
 


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