(NewsNation) — Shortly after the U.S. military’s operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump has turned his gaze to additional countries to take action in.
When speaking to reporters Sunday, Trump threatened an operation in Colombia, alleging the country has allowed the flow of drugs into the U.S. Its president, Gustavo Preto, asked the Colombian people to defend him “against any illegitimate violent act.”
Colombia has deployed more than 30,000 troops along its border with Venezuela since the Saturday strike on the country and the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro.
“Colombia’s very sick too, run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he’s not going to be doing it very long, let me tell you that,” Trump said of Colombia’s Preto.
Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who was with Trump on Air Force One Sunday, joined the president’s calls against Cuba, saying it’s a communist country with extreme violence, adding that its “days are numbered.”
“There are evil, brutal dictators all over the world,” Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy told CNN. “That does not give the American the right to invade those countries, in large part because we have seen how the script plays out.”
Trump also renewed his calls for control over Greenland, saying he sees it as a “national security situation.” Many Greenlanders oppose being under U.S. rule, according to a new poll, but a strong majority support being free of rule under Denmark.
“I will say this about Greenland: We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security,” Trump said. “It’s so strategic. Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships.”
In a statement, the prime minister of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said, “Threats, pressure and talks of annexation do not belong anywhere between friends. That’s not how you talk to a people who have repeatedly shown responsibility, stability and loyalty.”
Nielsen added Greenland is open to dialogue with the U.S. but that it has to be in accordance with international law.