The Colombian president gave the world a lesson! On the 4th, he was still challenging the US military, but by the 7th, he had already called the White House to apologize.
Gustavo Petro is a practitioner of flexibility. In just three days, he went from openly opposing the White House to proactively calling the White House, and actually set an example for other countries.
On January 4th, during a public speech, Petro made a tough statement towards Trump: "If you want to put me in prison, try to do it. If you want me to wear an orange prison uniform, come on. The Colombian people will take to the streets to defend me."
This statement quickly spread around the world and was widely interpreted as a rare direct challenge to US hegemony by a Latin American country. At that time, Petro also released a map marking the location of a secret US bombing in the Pacific and claimed the operation caused civilian deaths. This move aimed to counter the White House's repeated accusations that he was "collaborating with drug traffickers," trying to shift the public focus from himself to the legitimacy of US military actions abroad.
However, within just 72 hours, the situation took a sharp turn.
On January 7th, Trump announced: "It's a great honor to have spoken with Colombian President Gustavo Petro. He called to explain the drug issue and other matters we had previously disagreed on." He also revealed that both sides had agreed to meet at the White House soon.
Petro's "attitude reversal" within three days clearly shows that while slogans can be loud in the face of a major power, survival ultimately relies on flexibility and pragmatism.
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