Regional Backlash Follows Trump Threats Against Petro

Colombian presidential candidates from across the political spectrum rejected threats from Donald Trump regarding a potential military operation against Gustavo Petro.Petro denounced the recent detention of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores as a kidnapping while warning Trump that Colombia will not yield to foreign intervention.The diplomatic escalation follows Petro's removal of intelligence officials and his accusations that Marco Rubio accepted false information from criminal groups.