"It is October 21, 2025. Tensions between the United States and Colombia are running high: two days earlier, Donald Trump accused Gustavo Petro of being a drug trafficking leader. All of Colombia fears a harsh retaliation in the form of tariffs, a blow that would affect thousands of businesses and an entire economy dependent on exports to the United States."
"But Bernie Moreno, a Republican senator from Ohio of Colombian descent, dismisses this possibility. In an interview with Fox News, he says that the country should not fear a trade war because the sanctions will be directed at Petro and his inner circle. He reiterates this a day later Wednesday in the Colombian media: Petro, the root of the problem, will be added to the OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) list."
"Two days later, on Friday, October 24, the promise is fulfilled. Petro, two of his relatives, and the Minister of the Interior, Armando Benedetti, are added by the U.S. Treasury Department to a list that also includes terrorists, mobsters and drug traffickers. Indeed, the threat was carried out, said the Colombian president. Moreno responded: FAFO, an acronym for Fuck Around and Find Out."
On October 21, 2025, tensions between the United States and Colombia surged after Donald Trump accused Gustavo Petro of leading drug trafficking. Colombia feared reprisals such as tariffs that would harm export-dependent businesses, but Republican senator Bernie Moreno claimed sanctions would target Petro and his inner circle, not the broader economy. Moreno reiterated that Petro would be added to the OFAC list. On October 24, the U.S. Treasury designated Petro, two relatives, and Interior Minister Armando Benedetti on a sanctions list alongside terrorists and traffickers. Republican lawmakers publicly campaigned against Petro to influence Colombia’s upcoming presidential elections.
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