#decertification

#decertification

The United States is decertifying us after dozens of deaths, the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, lamented during a Cabinet meeting, while still awaiting the official announcement by U.S. officials. However, the Trump administration issued a waiver of sanctions that would have triggered major aid cuts. Still, Petro, who is already under enormous pressure to show results on that front, must now deal with the consequences of this new stigma in the final stretch of his term.