Trump-era intervention blocks Mamdani’s planned meeting with Colombia’s Petro
TL;DR
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani planned his first meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro during UN events, but the Trump administration intervened behind the scenes and the State Department nixed it, illustrating a high-profile clash over diplomacy with a foreign leader.
Mamdani was to meet with Colombia’s leader. Trump made sure it didn’t happen. The Washington Post
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