According to Xinhua News Agency, Colombian President Petro stated on social media on the 5th that in the face of President Trump's "illegal threats," he would "reclaim those weapons that are unwilling to touch." Petro said he has requested the people to defend the president and resist any illegal violent acts against him. He has issued orders to all military personnel in Colombia, stating that any commanders who are loyal to foreign countries rather than Colombia must immediately resign.
Comments: Petro's firm statement is a direct challenge to US hegemony by the awakening of Latin American sovereignty — from "refusing to touch weapons" to being forced to clearly state the bottom line, from calling on the people to defend the president to purging commanders loyal to foreign countries in the army, every step directly targets the core tactics of US interference in internal affairs, and is a firm countermeasure against Trump's implied threat of military action.
This confrontation essentially represents the clash between the old hegemonic order and regional autonomy demands: Trump threatened to use force under the pretext of "drugs," continuing the old tactics of "labeling + pressure"; while Petro's response not only exposed the hypocrisy of the US using diplomatic tools for elections, but also consolidated the collective consensus of Latin American countries against interference, indicating that the logic of controlling the "backyard" of the US has become unsustainable.
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