Colombian President Gustavo Petro slammed the Trump administration for revoking his visa following his visit to New York for the United Nations' General Assembly.
The U.S. made the decision on Friday after Petro took part in a protest against the U.S. government and publicly called on soldiers to disobey Donald Trump.
"From here, from New York, I ask all the soldiers of the army of the US not to point their rifles at humanity," Petro said during a pro-Palestine protest. "Disobey the orders of Trump. Obey the orders of humanity," he added.
The U.S. State Department quickly reacted, saying Petro's visa would be revoked "due to his reckless and incendiary actions."
Petro, in turn, said the decision "breaks all the norms of immunity on which the functioning of the United Nations and its General Assembly is based."
Llegué a Bogotá y me encuentro que ya no tengo Visaa EEUU. Para ir a Ibagué a la gran conventración tolimense por la democracia no necesito Visa.
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) September 27, 2025
Separar a EEUU de Colombia es lo que necesitan las mafias.
Lo que hace el gobierno de EEUU conmigo, rompe todas las normas de…
"The fact that the Palestinian Authority was not allowed entry and that my visa was revoked for asking the U.S. and Israeli armies not to support a genocide, which is a crime against all humanity, demonstrates that the US government no longer complies with international law," Petro said in a social media publication. "The UN headquarters can't continue to be in New York."
In another publication he said he didn't care about the decision because he doesn't need a visa and can use the ESTA because he's also a European citizen. "I actually consider myself a free person in the world. Humanity must be free across the world. We have the human right to live in the planet. I am free and all humans must be free on Earth."
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