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Colombian president chides Trump, saying 18,400 cocaine laboratories have been destroyed \u2018without missiles\u2019 fired.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Colombian President Gustavo Petro has invited US President Donald Trump to visit his country and participate in the destruction of cocaine laboratories after Trump said any country trafficking drugs into the United States could be attacked, \u201cnot just Venezuela\u201d.<\/p>\n Trump issued his warning during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday at the White House, where he singled out Colombia for producing cocaine and selling it into the US.<\/p>\n list of 4 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n \u201cI hear Colombia, the country of Colombia, is making cocaine. They have cocaine manufacturing plants, oK, and then they sell us their cocaine,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n \u201cAnybody that\u2019s doing that and selling it into our country is subject to attack,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Petro responded swiftly to Trump in a post on social media, pointing out that his government had destroyed 18,400 cocaine laboratories \u201cwithout missiles\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cCome to Colombia, Mr. Trump,\u201d Petro said.<\/p>\n \u201cCome with me, and I\u2019ll show you how they are destroyed, one laboratory every 40 minutes,\u201d Petro said, \u201cto prevent cocaine from reaching the US\u201d.<\/p>\n Petro also warned against threatening Colombia\u2019s sovereignty, which he said was a declaration of war that \u201cwill awaken a Jaguar\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cDo not damage two centuries of diplomatic relations. You have already slandered me; do not continue down that path,\u201d Petro said, apparently referring to Trump\u2019s previous public assertions that the Colombian leader was involved in the drug trade.<\/p>\n \u201cIf there is a country that has helped stop thousands of tonnes of cocaine so that North Americans do not consume it, it is Colombia,\u201d Petro added.<\/p>\n Venga se\u00f1or Trump a Colombia, lo invito, para que participe en la destrucci\u00f3n de los 9 laboratorios diarios que hacemos para que no llegue coca\u00edna a EEUU.<\/p>\n Sin misiles he destruido en mi gobierno 18.400 laboratorios, venga conmigo y le ense\u00f1o como se destruyen, un laboratorio\u2026 <\/a><\/p>\nRecommended Stories <\/h2>\n
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