Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro won’t be seeing America anytime soon, as he’s been barred from entering the nation, as confirmed by local media outlets.
The news comes after he made some shocking and bold comments about US President Donald Trump, comparing him to Nazi leader Hitler.
On Friday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s State Department cancelled the visa of the leftist leader after he likened Trump to Hitler in a fiery UN speech and went on to urge the US to disobey Trump.
Petro accused Washington in remarks that were scathing remarks that some members of the US delegation felt it was necessary to walk out of the assembly hall.
‘When we believed it was only the property of Hitler, Trump does not speak of democracy, he does not speak of the climate crisis, he does not speak of life, he only threatens, kills, and lets tens of thousands be killed’- the post added.
Later, the Colombian head of state was filmed addressing a group of pro-Palestinian supporters outside the UN headquarters, calling for global armed forces to free Palestine. ‘It has to be bigger than that of the US. That’s why from here, from New York, I ask all soldiers of the army of the US not to point their rifles at humanity’- the post mentioned in a video shared through social media.