He American Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart responded with strong accusations to President Gustavo Petroafter the president publicly accuse him of being involved in an alleged plan to overthrow him From the outside.
EThe legislator lashed out against Petro And he suggested that the Colombian president It has “serious addiction problems” And he needs “professional help.”
“Gustavo Petro, as I said before, It is obvious that you have serious addiction problems, According to the press. For his own good and that of Colombia, I ask him again to look for the help he needs. The first step is to admit his addiction, ”Díaz-Balart wrote at the time of Tuesday in his X account (formerly Twitter).
The confrontation It originated after a speech by President Petro From the Plaza de Armas in Bogotá, where he warned about an alleged plot against him After the former Foreign Relations Minister Álvaro Leyva accused him of having drug use problems.
“The old man does not have. What came out today is not a gossip, it is a plot. And the plot is not national, it is not Colombiansalthough there are Colombians, and therefore, it is very dangerous because it is an attack on the sovereignty of Colombia and the freedom of Colombians, ”said the head of state on Tuesday.
In his speechPresident Petro referred to Díaz-Balart as the main responsible for the alleged coup d’etat.
“Who runs the meeting is not a Colombian, he is the senator (sic) of the United States Díaz-Balart, of the extreme right (…) He is the boss and what they are looking for is to use Congress (Colombian) to knock the president and if that came to pass the Colombian revolution, because it is an infundium of the Nazis in the United States. And I don’t give up! ”Petro said.
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“If you want to knock the president the Colombian revolution will explode And because the president will leave on August 7, but until August 7 as the people ordered not before and not with lies and trapizondas so Álvaro Leyva tells Díaz-Balart that tries to demolish the president of Colombia as a foreigner, The Colombian revolution will explode, ”concluded the president.
Then, on social network X, Petro published: “Dias Balart, do not try to demolish the president of Colombia, because you will trigger the Colombian revolution (sic).”
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Shortly after, The Republican diplomat accused Petro of being “under the influence of drugs, alcohol or both” And he said that his behavior was a reason for “Overgrowth shame.” In that same publication, he suggested to the president to seek rehabilitation centers.
“Mr. Petro, I include a list of some drug rehabilitation programs here To seek professional help with your addition problem, ”he launched Diaz-Balart In an X publication.
He even took the opportunity to correct the president: “In addition, I am not a senator, but a member of the House of Representatives, but I understand that your problems may have caused you confusion. ”
It should be noted that It is not the first time that the use of X by the president generates diplomatic incidentsbeing the most tense the one that occurred at the end of January with USA and that caused the temporary closure of the visa section for Colombians, in addition to the threat of 25% tariffs to Colombian products by the administration of Donald Trump.
