Trump calls Colombia’s Petro ‘illegal drug dealer’ and announces end to US aid

The US leader said the Colombian president was ‘low-rated and very unpopular’ (Fernando Vergara/AP)

President Donald Trump has said he would slash US funding to Colombia because the country’s leader “does nothing to stop” drug production.

In a social media post, Mr Trump referred to Colombian President Gustavo Petro as “an illegal drug dealer” who is “low-rated and very unpopular”.