Colombian president and Trump put aside insults for amicable White House meeting
by Tiago Rogero South America correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#73AED)
Leaders had been trading hostile remarks for months but Gustavo Petro's visit ended with warm words from US counterpart
After months of trading insults - from sick man" and drug trafficking leader" on one side, to accomplice to genocide" with a senile brain" on the other - the first meeting between Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro ended with pleasantries, autographs and a Maga cap.
The Colombian president was received by his US counterpart for a closed-door meeting at the White House, with no press access.
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