The State Department has announced it’s revoking Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s visa after he participated in a New York protest where he called on American soldiers.
The State Department has announced it’s revoking Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s visa after he participated in a New York protest where he called on American soldiers to disobey President Trump’s orders. In a social media post, the department said it was pulling Petro’s visa «due to his reckless and incendiary actions.» Petro was in New York for the UN General Assembly, the AP reports. During a nearby protest in the city over the war in Gaza, he said, «I ask all the soldiers of the United States’ army, don’t point your rifles against humanity» and «disobey the orders of Trump.