U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Colombia’s Petro as “an example of democracy,” despite their profound differences. During an address by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the United States Senate, regarding the situation in Venezuela and the Trump administration’s ambitions for the Caribbean country, the head of U.S. diplomacy spoke about Colombian President Gustavo Petro, citing him as an example of democracy. The political gesture takes on relevance because it comes after months of diplomatic friction, exchanged statements, and public differences between Washington and Colombia’s presidency. Marco Rubio cites Colombia’s Petro as an example of democracy in US SenateRubio appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee amid a geopolitical landscape dominated by the situation in Venezuela, following the U.S. operation that led to the capture of former president Nicolas Maduro. It was in that scenario that Rubio mentioned the Colombian case to illustrate his argument about democracy.