New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Colombia's President Gustavo Petro sparked controversy with remarks about US President Donald Trump, suggesting the American leader could be replaced if necessary to achieve better diplomatic outcomes.

During an interview with Univision's Daniel Coronell, Petro said, as per The New York Post report: "Humanity has a first offramp, it is to choose to change Trump in various ways. The easiest way may be through Trump himself. If not - get rid of Trump."

After the interview, Petro took to X (formerly Twitter) to clarify that he was not issuing a threat. "I did not threaten Trump, I only said that Trump should change his heart, from defending death policies in the world like the genocide in Palestine, to life policies,"...