The Colombian presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, thanked this Wednesday the support given to him by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, and promised that after the second round of elections there will be “the full normalization of relations” between both countries.
“With my head held high and my heart beating with patriotic gratitude, I receive your words and your firm support. Thank you, Mr. President!” expressed De la Espriella, who calls himself “The Tiger” and did not hesitate to lavish praise on the U.S. leader.
“In you I recognize a leader of steel, who does not bow to ideological trends nor to the enemies of freedom. You have opened the path to defeat the powers of always in alliance with the people,” he flattered.
De la Espriella stated that the United States and Colombia “are sister nations” united by “the blood of heroes” and a “common destiny to defend Western civilization” in the Americas. “Together we are indestructible,” expressed the far-right candidate.
“We make a common front against communism that seeks to poison our republics and we will join the Shield of the Americas Alliance so that the star of freedom never goes out in this hemisphere,” he added, referring to the consortium promoted by Washington to bring together the conservative governments of the region.
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For his part, the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, said he feels “betrayed” by his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, who promised not to intervene in the country’s internal affairs, by supporting the opposition candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella. “He must leave the Colombian people free to vote,” he said.
“He betrays the agreement he made with me in my personal conversation, which was not to intervene in Colombia,” the Colombian president said in an interview on his country’s public television, in which he suggested that sovereignty would be lost if De la Espriella wins in the second round.
Petro questioned that the President of the United States has been threatening to bomb, “humiliating the peoples,” and wanting to end International Law. “The flag of Colombia (…) I did not hand it over to Mr. Trump (…) I keep this flag, and I defend it, to the death,” he emphasized.
“If Colombia wants to change this flag, well, I cannot oppose it. But I believe that the majority of Colombians do not change this flag for another. I will not change it,” the president stressed.
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