Shotlist Cucuta, Colombia - Jan 3, 2026 1. National flag of Colombia 2. Various of soldiers, armored vehicles at Venezuela-Colombia border Colombia - Jan 7, 2026 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Andres Aristizabal, Colombian international affairs expert (partially overlaid with shot 4): "Without any doubt, the threats and comments that Donald Trump has been making are a clear interference in our national sovereignty. It is totally absurd. What is being done is a propagation of a new politics that seeks to pressure and change the status quo in Latin America. He has also said he wants the return of U.S. hegemony in the Western Hemisphere. In that sense, what these threats seek is to interfere in the decisions of other countries, and in the case of Colombia, by threatening a legitimately elected president." SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE Cucuta, Colombia - Jan 3, 2026 4. Various of people at Venezuela-Colombia border SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE FILE: Washington D.C., USA - October 2024 5. Various of White House Colombia - Jan 7, 2026 6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Andres Aristizabal, Colombian international affairs expert: "This year, there will be two major elections -- the presidential elections in Colombia and in Brazil. What these types of comments and threats [from the U.S.] are looking for is to interfere in the sovereign decisions of these electoral processes, that is to say, these threats, interventions, and the pressure that they [the U.S] are making against Colombia are trying to modify the electoral results both in Colombia and later in Brazil to their benefits." FILE: Bogota, Colombia - Feb 7, 2020 7. National flag of Colombia FILE: Colombia - July 15, 2022 8. Various of traffic FILE: Colombia - June 6-7, 2024 9. Aerial shots of cityscape Storyline U.S. President Donald Trump's recent threats of a military operation against Colombia are a clear interference in Colombia's national sovereignty, aimed at influencing upcoming elections in the country and reasserting U.S. hegemony in the Western Hemisphere, according to a Colombian scholar. After the U.S. raid on Venezuela and kidnap of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, Trump issued a stark warning to Colombian President Gustavo Petro, saying Petro "is not going to be doing it for very long." When asked about the possibility of a U.S. military operation against Colombia, Trump replied, "It sounds good to me." "Without any doubt, the threats and comments that Donald Trump has been making are a clear interference in our national sovereignty. It is totally absurd. What is being done is a propagation of a new politics that seeks to pressure and change the status quo in Latin America. He has also said he wants the return of U.S. hegemony in the Western Hemisphere. In that sense, what these threats seek is to interfere in the decisions of other countries, and in the case of Colombia, by threatening a legitimately elected president," said Andres Aristizabal, a Colombian international affairs expert. Aristizabal warned that Trump's rhetoric is part of a broader strategy to sway key elections in the region later this year, specifically the presidential votes in Colombia and Brazil. "This year, there will be two major elections -- the presidential elections in Colombia and in Brazil. What these types of comments and threats [from the U.S.] are looking for is to interfere in the sovereign decisions of these electoral processes, that is to say, these threats, interventions, and the pressure that they [the U.S] are making against Colombia are trying to modify the electoral results both in Colombia and later in Brazil to their benefits," said the scholar. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]