John Otis
speaker
712 appearances
80 recordings
5 series
first heard Sep 2025
last heard 4 Sep
John Otis’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But relations have festered due in part to the controversial U.S.
policy of attacking alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea.
These military strikes have killed more than two dozen people.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro claims that one of the victims was an innocent Colombian fisherman and has accused the Trump administration of murder.
On Sunday, Trump, without providing any evidence, responded by calling Petro a, quote, illegal drug leader.
He also threatened to cut off U.S.
aid and raise tariffs on Colombia.
Petro called Trump ill-informed about Colombia and ordered his ambassador in Washington to return home.
For NPR News, I'm John Otis in Bogota, Colombia.
For months, Trump and Petro have exchanged insults, prompting Washington to revoke Petro's U.S.
visa.
Now, tensions are rising over Trump's policy of attacking alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea.
Petro accused Trump of murder after claiming that one of the victims was a Colombian fisherman.
On Sunday, Trump took to social media to call Petro, quote, an illegal drug leader strongly encouraging the massive production of drugs.
He also threatened to cut off U.S.
aid to Colombia.
Petro quickly responded by describing himself as the main enemy of Colombian traffickers and by saying that Trump was uninformed about his country.
For NPR News, I'm John Otis in Bogota, Colombia.
For months, Trump and Petro have exchanged insults, prompting Washington to revoke Petro's U.S.
visa.
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