Trump ending aid to Colombia after U.S. accused of murder for boat strike
Oct 20, 2025 - 08:00


U.S. President Donald Trump says he is ending aid to Colombia after the country’s president, Gustavo Petro, accused the U.S. of ‘murder’ when it struck a small boat within Colombian territorial waters in September. The U.S. alleges the boat was a drug vessel, but Petro said the fisherman killed onboard had no ties to the drug trade.