They wish you weren’t here.
The State Department announced Friday that it will revoke the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro after he called on US troops to “disobey” President Trump during a New York City protest with controversial Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters.
“Earlier today, Colombian president [Gustavo Petro] stood on a NYC street and urged US soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence,” the State Department posted on X.
“We will revoke Petro’s visa due to his reckless and incendiary actions.”
Petro, who was in town for the United Nations General Assembly, got on a bullhorn outside the UN’s headquarters and called for “soldiers of the army of the United States not to point their guns at people.”
“Disobey the orders of Trump,” he told a crowd of anti-Israel activists. “Obey the orders of humanity!”
Waters, the British co-founder of Pink Floyd, was standing by Petro’s side as the Colombian leader called for the uprising.
The pair later posed for photos next to a large Palestinian flag.
“With Roger Waters. Free Palestine,” Petro posted on X, sharing a video of himself and Waters.
“If Gaza falls, humanity dies.”
Trump clashed with Petro earlier this year over migrant deportations, threatening visa sanctions, enhanced inspections for travelers and emergency tariffs of up to 50% on Colombia over Petro’s initial refusal to accept deported Colombian nationals.
Petro, a former leftist guerrilla, quickly reversed course after Trump’s threat and even offered the US use of his presidential plane to transfer the migrants back to Colombia.
Waters is a staunch critic of Israel and an outspoken supporter of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement.
He has become notorious for making anti-Israel remarks, including comparing the Jewish State to Nazi Germany.
Waters sparked outrage in 2023 when he dressed up like a Nazi officer for a performance in Berlin, while a screen shaped like a crucifix displayed the names of deceased figures, including Anne Frank, the Jewish teenager killed during the Holocaust, and Abu Akleh, an Al Jazeera journalist who was fatally shot in 2022 while covering a raid by the Israel Defense Forces on a Palestinian refugee camp.
“Good morning to every one but Roger Waters who spent the evening in Berlin (Yes Berlin) desecrating the memory of Anne Frank and the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust,” the Israeli Foreign Ministry tweeted after the concert.
In a 2017 interview with Rolling Stone, Waters was asked if he is a US citizen.
“No,” the rock star responded, adding, “I have a visa. I pay tax — a lot of tax.”
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