Outgoing far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro threatened "civil war" if Trump-backed President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella allowed to take power.
Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro claims the country’s defeated leftist presidential candidate actually won the election , warning of potential violence as Trump-backed President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella prepares for inauguration. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Outgoing far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro has threatened “civil war” if Trump-backed President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella is allowed to take power. DETAIL: Abelardo De la Espriella, a conservative lawyer, decisively won the Colombian presidential run-off election against his leftist rival, Iván Cepeda, back in June. In response to Espriella’s victory, Petro, the country’s first leftist president, accused “moneyed Israeli” interests of…Open
Some members of the Congressional Black Caucus want a condition for incoming Democrats seeking to join their ranks: You have to support House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) for speaker. Why it matters: Things could get dicey fast, as several Black Democrats who are all but guaranteed to be elected in November have declined to commit to voting for Jeffries. - But Darializa Avila Chevalier wants in: The Afro-Latino nominee in New York's 13th District told Semafor she will seek to join both the CBC and the Hispanic Caucus if elected. - Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Rabb , the nominee for a Philadelphia-based House seat, told Axios he is "definitely planning to join" the CBC. - "I absolutely plan on joining the Black Caucus,"…
He's trying to "practice international law": Forensic accountant Sam Antar reacted to threats from Zohran Mamdani to arrest Israeli PM Netanyahu, and the political "misdirection" at play by the NYC Mayor.