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US allying itself with Colombian 'narco-traffickers,' Petro accuses
US allying itself with Colombian 'narco-traffickers,' Petro accuses
BOGOTA - Colombia's outgoing President Gustavo Petro tore into his US counterpart Donald Trump on Thursday for supporting a hard-right candidate to succeed him, accusing Washington of allying itself with the "narco-traffickers" it professes to combat.
Colombia's Petro blasts Trump for supporting far-right 'drug trafficker' in upcoming election
Colombia's Petro blasts Trump for supporting far-right 'drug trafficker' in upcoming election
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro criticised US President Donald Trump on Thursday for supporting hard-right presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, a lawyer – and fervent Trump supporter – who made a fortune representing drug-trafficking paramilitaries, fraudsters and football stars.
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2×Colombia's President Gustavo Petro accused US President Donald Trump of supporting a hard-right candidate in Colombia's upcoming election.
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bangkokpost“US allying itself with Colombian 'narco-traffickers,' Petro accuses”
france24“Colombia's President Gustavo Petro criticised US President Donald Trump on Thursday for supporting hard-right presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella”
Single-source · 3 — reported by one bloc only (uncorroborated)
The hard-right candidate supported by Donald Trump is Abelardo de la Espriella.
france24
Abelardo de la Espriella is a lawyer who made a fortune representing drug-trafficking paramilitaries, fraudsters and football stars.
france24
Gustavo Petro accused the United States of allying itself with narco-traffickers.
bangkokpost
Framing · 3 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
bangkokpost
“US allying itself with Colombian 'narco-traffickers,' Petro accuses”
→ Petro accused the US of allying with narco-traffickers.
france24
“criticised US President Donald Trump on Thursday for supporting hard-right presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, a lawyer – and fervent Trump supporter – who made a fortune representing drug-trafficking paramilitaries, fraudsters and football stars”
→ Petro criticized Trump for supporting Abelardo de la Espriella, who represented drug-trafficking paramilitaries.
bangkokpost
“accusing Washington of allying itself with the "narco-traffickers" it professes to combat”
→ Petro accused Washington of aligning with groups it claims to fight.