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Colombian President Gustavo Petro revealed Tuesday that he believes the Trump administration has revoked his travel visa to the US.
Petro, who earlier this year caved to pressure from President Trump to accept deported migrants, made the claim during a Cabinet meeting in Bogota, as he explained why he couldn’t participate in spring meetings hosted by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, DC.
“I can no longer go because I believe they took away my visa,” Petro said.
“I didn’t need to have one, but anyway, I’ve already seen Donald Duck several times, so I’ll go see other things,” the Colombian president added, taking a shot at Trump.
The State Department refused to confirm or deny Petro’s claim, citing the confidentiality of visa records.
“Visa records are confidential under US law; therefore, we cannot discuss the details of individual visa cases,” a State Department spokesperson told The Post.
Trump threatened visa sanctions, enhanced inspections for travelers and emergency tariffs of up to 50% on Colombia in January he clashed with Petro over migrant deportations.
Petro, a former leftist guerrilla, initially refused deported Colombian migrants entry, bemoaning that the Trump administration was treating them like “criminals.”
The Colombian president quickly reversed course after Trump’s threat and even offered the US use of his presidential plane to transfer the migrants back to Colombia.
“Today’s events make clear to the world that America is respected again,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said of the showdown at the time.
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