Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro chose to not pay respects to conservative Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay at the Colombian Congress, where he has been lying in state, and will not attend Uribe’s burial on Wednesday afternoon, local outlets reported.

Instead, Petro spent much of Tuesday ranting against the United States and President Donald Trump, suggesting that he even considered barring Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau from visiting Bogotá to attend the funeral because Landau “offended” him.

Deputy State Secretary Landau travelled to Bogotá to attend Sen. Uribe’s memorial service on Wednesday. On Monday, Landau spoke…

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