Colombian Interior Minister Armando Benedetti told Blu Radio that "from this moment on...weapons will not be purchased from the United States."

On Monday, President Donald Trump denounced his leftist Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro for not only failing to curb cocaine production, but overseeing its surge to "all-time records."

"Colombia has been a great partner historically. Unfortunately, they have a president now that, in addition to being erratic, has not been a very good partner when it comes to taking on the drug cartels," Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a harsh critic of leftist leaders in Latin America, said on a visit to Israel.

A defiant Petro, who has crossed swords with Trump on the deportation of migrants, hit back, saying that the Colombian military would end its dependence on "handouts" from the United States.

"The army is better off buying its weapons or making them with our own resources, because otherwise, it won't be an army of national sovereignty," he told a cabinet meeting.