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President Gustavo Petro and Senator Paloma Valencia, the Centro Democrático’s presidential candidate, exchanged a series of posts on the social network X regarding the military operations conducted by the United States in Venezuela on January 3, 2026, which resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
In his latest response, the head of state claimed that the presidential candidate could potentially be committing treason against the country due to her stance on the US military operations in Venezuelan territory.
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“If you believe that an innocent Colombian and elderly Venezuelan soldiers, who were simply doing their duty, should die, then you will think the same about the Colombian people if Trump’s threat becomes a reality. That’s simply a betrayal of the Homeland (sic),” asserted the Colombian leader.
The Colombian president urged Paloma Valencia to read the introductory paragraphs “of the security policy doctrine.”
According to President Gustavo Petro, the Monroe Doctrine aims to turn Latin American nations into colonies and, in his view, it is the same doctrine that Hitler used, which led to the two world wars.
“Understand that the Monroe Doctrine seeks to convert sovereign Latin American republics into colonies. That undermines the entire international legal order. It’s the same doctrine of Lebensraum that Hitler utilized, and it triggered the two world wars,” asserted Gustavo Petro.
President Gustavo Petro expressed his disapproval of the military actions carried out by the United States in Venezuela on January 3, 2026.
The president emphasized the seriousness of an American power attacking a South American city. “The US is the first country in history to bomb a South American capital. Neither Netanyahu, Hitler, Franco, nor Salazar did that (sic),” stated Petro.
Petro warned that this event will leave a mark on the region’s memory. “What a terrible medal that is because for generations, South Americans will not forget,” he stated, referring to the potential impact on Latin America’s collective identity.
The Colombian president underlined the depth of the wound inflicted on hemispheric relations and called for the avoidance of violent responses.
The head of state reflected on the risk of retaliatory sentiments taking root in society, especially among vulnerable youths. As Petro noted, “young men from popular neighborhoods are easily dominated by such feelings and end up killing each other over trivial matters. With vendetta, revolutions are not made… revenge kills the heart; criminals kill each other over vendettas.”
The president proposed a review of commercial ties and a greater Latin American unity.
Petro also questioned the usefulness of CELAC, criticizing its total consensus rule. “CELAC is not serving us today due to its absolute consensus rule, and there are always presidents who prefer to remain subservient to foreign governments, longing to kneel before the king,” he remarked, calling for a new regional integration.
In conclusion, the president compared the attack on Caracas to the bombing of Guernica. “But the first South American capital bombed, like the Hitlerian bombing of Guernica, must not be forgotten. True friends do not bomb (sic).”
In this regard, Senator Paloma Valencia, candidate of the Centro Democrático, rejected Petro’s accusations.
Valencia argued that the US intervention was not an attack on a city, but rather precise actions targeting military bases and strategic assets in Venezuela.
“The US did not bomb a South American capital; they bombed military bases and the strategic assets that a tyrant used to keep Venezuela captive. And in doing so, they opened an opportunity for a free Venezuela (sic),” she stated.
The senator also questioned the Colombian president’s security policy, criticizing his approach towards armed groups and the negotiations he has pursued. “Perhaps it is this same perverse logic of Gustavo Petro that prevents him from effectively using the state’s force to free Colombian populations under attack and bombarded by the armed groups with which he only negotiates (sic),” Valencia expressed.
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