When Colombia¡¯s outspoken President Gustavo Petro took up a megaphone at a pro-Palestininan rally on the streets of New York to call on U.S. troops to disobey President Donald Trump, he must have anticipated a backlash.
"I ask all the soldiers of the United States not to point your guns at humanity,¡± Petro declared on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Friday. "Disobey Trump¡¯s order.¡±
There are no U.S. troops directly engaged in the Israel-Gaza conflict and it was unclear what order Petro was referring to. Nevertheless, the State Department swiftly responded, revoking Petro¡¯s U.S. visa for "reckless and incendiary actions.¡±
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