Donald Trump's decision to freeze millions in aid to Colombia and brand its president a drug trafficker has smashed long-standing ties and could yet shake up the country's 2026 presidential race.

With the US president's threat of "significant" punitive tariffs looming, Colombian businesses are panicking and investors are spooked.

But one person seems unfazed by the row between Colombia and its largest trading partner: Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

The ex-guerrilla-turned-politico has embraced the battle with Trump, using it as a tool to stir his base and, he hopes, Colombian voters ahead of the May presidential elections.

He has recalled Colombia's ambassador from Washington, attacked Trump in lengthy social media posts -- and at the United Nations -- and embraced ever-more nation

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