‘I Am The Tiger’: Trump-Backed US Citizen Set To Take Power In Colombia, Wants Mega Prisons Filled With Thugs
De la Espriella narrowly won a presidential runoff June 21, defeating left-wing senator Ivan Cepeda, whom Trump called a “Radical Left Marxist,” by just 1%. Colombia’s best days are ahead,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday. Just spoke to Colombian President-Elect @ABDELAESPRIELLA to congratulate him on his electoral victory.
- ▪De la Espriella narrowly won a presidential runoff June 21, defeating left-wing senator Ivan Cepeda, whom Trump called a “Radical Left Marxist,” by just 1%.
- ▪Colombia’s best days are ahead,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday.
- ▪Just spoke to Colombian President-Elect @ABDELAESPRIELLA to congratulate him on his electoral victory.
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World ‘I Am The Tiger’: Trump-Backed US Citizen Set To Take Power In Colombia, Wants Mega Prisons Filled With Thugs (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP via Getty Images) John Loftus Editor at Large June 23, 2026 11:09 AM ET June 23, 2026 11:09 AM ET John Loftus Editor at Large Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); Abelardo de la Espriella, a right-wing lawyer, businessman and dual-U.S. citizen backed by President Donald Trump, is poised to become Colombia’s next president.
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