These are the Colombian politicians who made mentions about the elections in the US.

About the presidential elections in the United States, that will define on November 3 if Donald Trump will stay in the White House or if it will be Joe Biden who replaces the controversial and current president, several Colombian politicians spoke on the subject, caused reactions from US officials.

It is clear that in recent years the relationship between Colombia and the United States has been consolidated, even during the presidency of Iván Duque, the high Government of the North American country referred to the coffee country as “The best ally in the entire Hemisphere.”

Even so, that did not prevent, on Monday, October 26, the United States Ambassador to Colombia, Philip S. Goldberg, from inviting Colombian politicians not to get involved in the elections in his country.

“The success of relations between the US and Colombia over many years has been based on bipartisan support. I urge all Colombian politicians to avoid getting involved in the US elections, ”the ambassador posted through his Twitter account.

And it is that in recent months, some of the most influential Colombian politicians in the country published comments on the elections in the United States on their social networks. We tell you who they are:

The senator of Human Colombia Gustavo Petro entered this controversy for the first time when a commercial for the “Latinos for Trump” campaign was broadcast in the United States, where they pointed it out by saying:

Progressives like Gustavo Petro or Nicolás Maduro.

Trump did not hesitate to continue with the signal and stated:

The previous administration surrendered to Colombia’s narco-terrorists. Is there anyone from Colombia here? You know what happens there, right? Biden has even received the endorsement of the socialist Gustavo Petro.

Petro was not silent in the face of the signs and trilled:

María Fernanda Cabal, senator of the Democratic Center, has made no secret of her support for Donald Trump’s candidacy.

One of his most remembered publications and that confirmed the support for the Republican candidate, was the photo he posted on his Instagram account, where he is seen wearing a mask with the image of Trump and the phrase: “Trump 2020”

During the campaign, the Uribe senator has also published articles in favor of the US president and candidate:

Senator Roy Barreras showed his support for Donald Trump’s competition with this tweet, where he stated that his vote was for Joe Biden:

Uribista senator Carlos Felipe Mejía shared videos where he demonstrated his support for Trump’s candidacy and compared the administration of former President Juan Manuel Santos with that of former US President Barack Obama.

For his part, former presidential candidate Sergio Fajardo showed his support for the candidacy of Joe Biden:

Vélez is a Colombian-American and a senator from the Democratic Center. His support for candidate Trump has been evident through his posts:

When former President Álvaro Uribe regained his freedom, thanked US President and candidate Donald Trump:

“I wholeheartedly appreciate the expressions of support from dignitaries: President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence of the United States, a country that has helped Colombia and myself so much,” said Uribe.

Undoubtedly, these demonstrations of support for the various US candidates confirm once again the narrowness of Colombia’s relations with the US, which will take different paths after the election of the new president.

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