U.S. President Donald Trump once again reshaped the geopolitical landscape of the Western Hemisphere after threatening potential military action against Colombia, remarks made Sunday to reporters aboard Air Force One, just one day after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a U.S. military operation.

“That sounds good to me,” Trump said when asked about possible military action against Colombia, while launching sharp accusations against Colombian President Gustavo Petro, whom he described as “a sick man” and directly linked to cocaine production and exports to the United States.

“Colombia is also very sick, governed by a sick man who likes to produce cocaine and sell it to the United States, and he won’t be doing that much longer,” Trump said, prompting an immediate and angry response from Bogotá.

The comments came amid heightened regional tensions following Maduro’s capture in Caracas during a pre-dawn raid on Saturday and his transfer to New York, where he is set to face federal drug trafficking charges. The operation marked a turning point in U.S. policy toward Latin America.

Greenland, Cuba and a more aggressive hemispheric strategy

Beyond South America, Trump also renewed his push for U.S. control over Greenland, citing national security concerns. According to the president, the island has become a strategic zone with Russian and Chinese naval activity.

“Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships. We need it from a national security standpoint, and Denmark won’t be able to handle it,” Trump told reporters.

Asked by The Atlantic whether the Venezuela operation could foreshadow action regarding Greenland, Trump replied ambiguously: “They’ll have to see it themselves. I really don’t know.”

Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio escalated pressure on Cuba, warning that the communist government is “in a lot of trouble,” reinforcing the perception that Washington is pursuing a broader power realignment in the hemisphere.

With thinly veiled threats and explicit references to the Monroe Doctrine and the Roosevelt Corollary, Trump is reviving an assertive vision of U.S. dominance in the Americas, raising a question now echoing across global capitals: Who’s next?