{"id":2396711,"date":"2025-01-29T18:29:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T23:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colombian-president-loses-liberal-party-support-after-trump-feud\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T18:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T23:32:11","slug":"colombian-president-loses-liberal-party-support-after-trump-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colombian-president-loses-liberal-party-support-after-trump-feud\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombian president loses Liberal Party support after Trump feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolombian-president-loses-liberal-party-support-after-trump-feud%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396711&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Liberal Party of Colombia \u200dhas withdrawn \u2063its support from \u200cPresident Gustavo Petro&#8217;s\u200d government following a series\u200d of issues, including a diplomatic feud with the U.S. over\u200b deportations and allegations of corruption. \u2064The party\u200d cited ineffective responses to organized crime and a lack of governance \u200das \u2063reasons for this decision, which marks a formal break after two years of an unstable alliance. Former President C\u00e9sar Gaviria, the leader of the \u200dLiberal Party, highlighted that they had been\u2063 excluded from meaningful policymaking\u2063 and criticized petro&#8217;s\u2064 handling of\u200d national challenges, claiming he ignored constitutional processes.<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes \u200bin\u200d the wake of a standoff between Petro and\u200d former President\u2064 Donald Trump regarding the repatriation of Colombian nationals, which led to\u2063 threats \u200cfrom Trump to impose tariffs\u2062 and travel bans. Ultimately, Colombia agreed to accept deported \u2063individuals &#8220;without limitation \u200dor\u2063 delay,&#8221; reflecting a concession in the face of potential \u200beconomic repercussions. Meanwhile, ongoing violence in regions like \u200bCatatumbo adds to the \u2064pressures on Petro, who faces calls from \u2062protestors for a more effective response to the humanitarian\u2064 crisis there.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Colombian president loses Liberal Party support after feud with Trump over deportations<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1955176\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Liberal Party of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Colombia<\/a> is distancing itself from the government of President Gustavo Petro after the national leader was forced to back down in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3301185\/tariffs-on-hold-colombian-president-agrees-to-trump-demands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">feud with the U.S. government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Partido Liberal announced Tuesday the decision to withdraw support for Petro&rsquo;s government after two years of unsteady alliance with the current coalition, citing reasons such as ineffectual responses to organized crime, allegations of corruption, and the recent diplomatic standoff with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The crisis in Catatumbo, tensions in relations with the United States, corruption scandals and lack of governance have put the well-being and security of Colombians at risk,&rdquo; the communique reads. &ldquo;These events are a reflection of a worrying institutional breakdown that we cannot ignore.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrives at the opening ceremony of COP16, a United Nations biodiversity conference, on Oct. 20, 2024, in Cali, Colombia. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Moving forward, Partido Liberal &ldquo;officially declares independence from the current government&rdquo; and will stand in political opposition to the president.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State&#039;s Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">party&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s X account published an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/12mtPy6NxK-mpzYQPR-PIPkFoPuQo_a19xnV8qWYeH60\/edit?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\">online version of the statement<\/a>&nbsp;on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, and South American media outlets quickly picked it up<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was attributed to the leader of Partido Liberal, former Colombian President C&eacute;sar Gaviria.<\/p>\n<p>Though ostensibly a member party of the ruling coalition, Gaviria claims that his party has not had any meaningful role in policymaking or governance and that it has been excluded from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">high-level decision-making<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions between Partido Liberal and the Petro government have been fraught for years. The Tuesday statement intends to formalize the separation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After two years in office, the president has demonstrated his inability to handle Colombia&rsquo;s challenges,&rdquo; Gaviria said of his decision, <a href=\"https:\/\/thecitypaperbogota.com\/news\/colombias-liberal-party-declares-independence-from-petros-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according to a translation<\/a> from Colombian outlet <em>City Paper Bogota<\/em>. &ldquo;In his eagerness to impose his vision, he has disregarded constitutional order, ignored court rulings, disrespected the rule of law, and dismissed fundamental pillars of our democracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">El Partido Liberal se declara en independencia frente al gobierno de Gustavo Petro. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FXp3AIwJzJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/FXp3AIwJzJ<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PartidoLiberal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PartidoLiberal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QDnZOj0h7J\">pic.twitter.com\/QDnZOj0h7J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Partido Liberal (@PartidoLiberal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PartidoLiberal\/status\/1884346338466316525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Several outlets have questioned whether Gaviria&rsquo;s declaration will be unanimously adopted by the 13 senators and 33 representatives affiliated with Partido Liberal.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;crisis in Catatumbo&rdquo; noted in the party&rsquo;s statement refers to an outbreak of widespread violence in the northeast region of Colombia, where two criminal organizations have engaged in a turf war.<\/p>\n<p>Petro has deployed soldiers and humanitarian aid to the region in a bid to quell the belligerence that has claimed dozens of lives and displaced tens of thousands of residents. The situation shows few signs of improving with a peace deal earlier this month almost immediately falling apart.<\/p>\n<p>Protestors have set up encampments in Bogota, demanding to meet with Petro concerning the government&rsquo;s response.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Residents of the Catatumbo coca-growing region camp at Bolivar Square on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Bogota, Colombia, after traveling to the capital to request a meeting with President Gustavo Petro. Catatumbo has recently been wracked by a deadly turf war between the National Liberation Army and holdouts from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But given the timing of the announcement, the final straw in Gaviria&rsquo;s decision seems to have been Petro&rsquo;s aborted stand-off with President Donald Trump over the repatriation of Colombian nationals who entered the U.S. illegally.<\/p>\n<p>Petro turned away two repatriation flights entering Colombia over the weekend on the grounds that passengers were not being treated with dignity and respect.<\/p>\n<p>The move sparked an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3301002\/trump-unleashes-tariffs-colombia-repatriation-efforts-rejected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">immediate response from Trump<\/a>, who accused the &ldquo;socialist president&rdquo; of jeopardizing U.S. national security and public safety.<\/p>\n<p>Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all Colombian goods coming into the U.S., institute a travel ban on Colombian nationals, revoke Colombian government officials&rsquo; U.S. visas, and tighten sanctions on the South American nation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These measures are just the&nbsp;beginning,&rdquo; Trump warned.&nbsp;&ldquo;We will not allow the Colombian government to violate its legal obligations with regard to the acceptance and return of the criminals they&nbsp;forced&nbsp;into the United States!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Petro promised to swing back at the Trump administration&rsquo;s proposed economic punishments with his own tariffs and sanctions, but by Sunday night, Colombia agreed to the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colombian-president-plays-humanitarian-as-deportees-from-us-arrive\/\" title=\"Colombian president plays humanitarian as deportees from US arrive\">unrestricted acceptance&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of illegal immigrants deported by the U.S. &ldquo;without limitation or delay.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1955176\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1955176\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colombian president loses Liberal Party backing after Trump feud<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2396712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25029553511276.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[15918,49453,5894,49454,3634],"class_list":["post-2396711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-colombia","tag-liberal-party","tag-politics","tag-presidential-support","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25029553511276.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396711"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396715,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396711\/revisions\/2396715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}