Abelardo de la Espriella, the recently elected Colombian president, threatened a bombing campaign against drug traffickers Credit: Pablo R Seco/EPA by Diana Zapata • News Writer /Editorial Specialist Published August 15, 2026 Colombia’s newly inaugurated president, [...]
Colombian voters handed conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, known colloquially as “El Tigre,” a hard-fought victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff. In a stunning rebuke to the radical left, Colombian voters handed conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, known colloquially as “El Tigre,” a hard-fought victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff. President Trump, who offered his full-throated endorsement […] The post Dominos Continue to Fall in Latin America’s MAGA Renaissance appeared first on StoneZone .
Colombian voters handed conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, known colloquially as “El Tigre,” a hard-fought victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff. In a stunning rebuke to the radical left, Colombian voters handed conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, known colloquially as “El Tigre,” a hard-fought victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff. President Trump, who offered his full-throated endorsement to El Tigre, immediately declared de la Espriella “won easily” and predicted a “much better relationship” between Washington and Bogotá moving forward. Cepeda has refused to concede pending further verification, as current President Gustavo Petro whines about non-existent fraud , but the mandate is…Open
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, the country’s first left-wing president elected in 2022 on a campaign promising “Total Peace” that treated armed groups as legitimate political actors, has once again ignited major international controversy. On June 7, 2026, Petro tweeted the Nazi slogan “Heil Hitler” in direct response to an opinion column published in the respected newspaper El Espectador. […] The post Petro Tweets “Heil Hitler” as Colombia Turns to El Tigre for Law and Order appeared first on StoneZone .
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, the country’s first left-wing president elected in 2022 on a campaign promising “Total Peace” that treated armed groups as legitimate political actors, has once again ignited major international controversy. On June 7, 2026, Petro tweeted the Nazi slogan “Heil Hitler” in direct response to an opinion column published in the respected newspaper El Espectador. Co-authored with Google’s Gemini AI (which generated the main body of the text), the column by Felipe Zuleta Lleras made the straightforward case that Colombia desperately needs “order, authority, and economic freedom” instead of more empty political rhetoric and ideological experimentation. Petro’s blunt two-word reply,…Open
The push to eradicate drugs and criminal activity has earned him the nickname “El Tigre” or “The Tiger.”
Colombia deserves better. And so does the U.S.