Trump backs down from military threat, invites Colombia’s Petro to White House after tense call.

President Donald Trump reversed course days after threatening Colombia with a military strike, inviting President Gustavo Petro to the White House following a phone call. The shift comes after Petro condemned a U.S. operation against Venezuela’s Maduro, calling it a violation of sovereignty, and accused Colombian elites of misleading Trump over drug trafficking. The incident underscored growing tensions in a key U.S. ally in Latin America’s counternarcotics efforts.