English transcript

Go ahead, please.

Sir, you're meeting with the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, in a few weeks.

Do you hope this,

this meeting with Gustavo Petro marks a new chapter, a new beginning...

...in the benefit for of the US and Colombia relations? Yes, you said what country?

What country? Colombia.

With the President of Colombia... ...Gustavo Petro, your meeting.

Yes, I had a very good talk with him yesterday.

And, uh, you know, he's been very hostile

to us and to the nation and to me.

Called me a dictator and lots of other things.

Uh, called Biden, uh, some terrible names, far worse than he called me.

But, uh, he called

yesterday through people and he wants to meet. And that's fine with me.

I've, uh, I've made up with people also, you know.

So we're gonna have a meeting with him. We had a very good conversation.

Uh, the people of Colombia are incredible people. Uh, Marco would know that

better than anybody 'cause he's married to a woman from Colombia.

And I don't mean Columbia University. That would be... I'm not sure.

I think I like Colombia the country better, if you want to know the truth.

The people... the people are... The people... Hold it, hold it, hold it.

The people are...

the people are great people. I look forward to meeting with him.

We're gonna meet in the very near future.