Trump-Petro meeting could end in detente or discord with Colombia leader

Outcome of meeting uncertain as erratic, temperamental' presidents could be either confrontational' or amicable

One month ago, a White House meeting between Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, would have been unthinkable.

The US raid on Caracas to capture the Venezuelan leader, Nicolas Maduro, brought already heated relations between them to a boil, with Trump warning the leftist Colombian leader could be next", claiming Petro was a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States".