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The State Department announced Friday that it will revoke the visa of Colombian President Gustavo Petro<\/a> after he called on US troops to \u201cdisobey\u201d President Trump during a New York City protest with controversial Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cEarlier today, Colombian president [Gustavo Petro] stood on a NYC street and urged US soldiers to disobey orders and incite violence,\u201d the State Department posted on X<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Colombian President Gustavo Petro addressed anti-Israel activists outside the UN headquarters on Friday. REUTERS<\/p>\n \u201cWe will revoke Petro\u2019s visa due to his reckless and incendiary actions.\u201d<\/p>\n Petro, who was in town for the United Nations General Assembly, got on a bullhorn outside the UN\u2019s headquarters and called for \u201csoldiers of the army of the United States not to point their guns at people.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cDisobey the orders of Trump,\u201d he told a crowd of anti-Israel activists<\/a>. \u201cObey the orders of humanity!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Waters, the British co-founder of Pink Floyd, was standing by Petro\u2019s side as the Colombian leader called for the uprising.\u00a0<\/p>\n The pair later posed for photos next to a large Palestinian flag.\u00a0<\/p>\n Musician Roger Waters talked to activists alongside Petro on Friday. REUTERS<\/p>\n Petro Urrego spoke at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. AP<\/p>\n \u201cWith Roger Waters. Free Palestine,\u201d Petro posted on X<\/a>, sharing a video of himself and Waters. <\/p>\n \u201cIf Gaza falls, humanity dies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Trump clashed with Petro<\/a> earlier this year over migrant deportations, threatening visa sanctions, enhanced inspections for travelers and emergency tariffs of up to 50% on Colombia over Petro\u2019s initial refusal to accept deported Colombian nationals.\u00a0<\/p>\n Trump clashed with Petro earlier this year over migrant deportations. REUTERS<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Petro<\/a>, a former leftist guerrilla, quickly reversed course after Trump\u2019s threat and even offered the US use of his presidential plane to transfer the migrants back to Colombia.<\/p>\n Waters is a staunch critic of Israel and an outspoken supporter of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement<\/a>.<\/p>\n He has become notorious for making anti-Israel remarks, including comparing the Jewish State<\/a> to Nazi Germany<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Waters sparked outrage in 2023 when he dressed up like a Nazi officer <\/a>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<\/a> while covering a raid by the Israel Defense Forces on a Palestinian refugee camp.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cGood 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,\u201d the Israeli Foreign Ministry tweeted<\/a> after the concert.\u00a0<\/p>\n