US-Colombia Relations Face Test Amid Baseless Claims and Diplomatic Strains

In a troubling episode that reveals the fragile state of diplomacy under leftist leadership abroad, the United States government expressed cautious optimism about mending ties with Colombia following a recent diplomatic spat sparked by unfounded claims against U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. During a press conference focused on airport security, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem refrained from engaging directly with questions about Colombian President Gustavo Petro's inflammatory allegations that Rubio was involved in a coup attempt against him—a charge Petro later awkwardly retracted in a letter to former President Trump. "We have had talks regarding security agreements with Colombia,"...