Colombian President Gustavo Petro gives his side of the story as he engages Trump in a war of words over mounting U.S. boat strikes.

White House says President Donald Trump is not interested in making peace with Colombian President Gustavo Petro as tensions escalate over U.S. counter-narcotics operations.

Washington slapped unprecedented sanctions on Colombia's leftist president, his wife, son and a top aide Friday, accusing them of enabling drug cartels -- and rocking a decades-old alliance.Petro's son is accused of accepting money from an alleged drug trafficker for his father's campaign,

The Colombian president accused the U.S. government of assassination and demanded answers for boat strikes in Caribbean waters.

Foreign Minister Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio Mapy announced Colombia's ambassador recall amid rising tensions following Trump's accusations against President Gustavo Petro Urrego.

President Donald Trump slammed Colombian President Gustavo Petro as a “thug” as the two leaders have traded barbs over U.S. strikes in the region.

The United States has launched military strikes on seven suspected drug trafficking vessels since September, killing at least 32 people.

Former Montana DEA chief Stacy Zinn joined NewsNation to discuss President Trump’s escalating war on drugs in the Caribbean and his feud with Colombian President Gustavo Petro. The U.S. and Colombia are working to repair relations after Petro accused Trump of “murder” in a September airstrike that allegedly killed an innocent fisherman.