{"id":167878,"date":"2025-09-06T01:48:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T01:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/alvaro-uribe-sent-an-ironic-message-to-gustavo-petro-regarding-the-accounts-he-provided-about-the-sale-of-lehona-in-japan\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T01:48:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T01:48:30","slug":"alvaro-uribe-sent-an-ironic-message-to-gustavo-petro-regarding-the-accounts-he-provided-about-the-sale-of-lehona-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/alvaro-uribe-sent-an-ironic-message-to-gustavo-petro-regarding-the-accounts-he-provided-about-the-sale-of-lehona-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c1lvaro Uribe sent an ironic message to Gustavo Petro regarding the accounts he provided about the sale of Lehona in Japan."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"visual__image image-initial-width\">\n<picture><source  media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 580px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 350px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 80px)\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"article-figcaption-img\">After the publication of Gustavo Petro by exalting the sale of Lehona at the Universal Osaka 2025 Expo, former president and opponent \u00c1lvaro Uribe V\u00e9lez replied with irony &#8211; Credit Presidency &#8211; Juan Barreto\/AFP<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<h2>Gustavo Petro&#8217;s Official Visit to Osaka 2025 Expo<\/h2>\n<p>President <strong>Gustavo Petro<\/strong> is currently making an official visit to <strong>Japan<\/strong>, where the much-anticipated Osaka 2025 Universal Expo is taking place. During this visit, President Petro explored the pavilion of the Colombian delegation and took to his social media platforms, expressing immense pride in highlighting the prominence of the <strong>Tolimense Lechona<\/strong>. In his enthusiastic remarks, he referred to it as the most popular dish at the event.<\/p>\n<h2>Lechona: The Star of the Expo<\/h2>\n<p>The Colombian president declared, <em>&#8220;The most famous dish of the fair turned out to be the milky. There are <strong>10 million tons of piglet<\/strong> sold at the fair, with the longest ranks.&#8221;<\/em> These striking statistics are reminiscent of more traditional fast food items, effectively situating Lechona within a culinary dialogue with hamburgers, hot dogs, and sandwiches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"visual__image\">\n<picture><source  media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 580px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 350px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 80px)\"\/><img alt=\"Official statement of President Gustavo\" class=\"global-image\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" height=\"595\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757123309_549_Alvaro-Uribe-sent-an-ironic-message-to-Gustavo-Petro-regarding.png\" width=\"692\"\/>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"article-figcaption-img\">Official statement of President Gustavo Petro on Colombia&#8217;s participation in the Osaka 2025 Expo, highlighting the milky and national products &#8211; Credit Gustavo Petro\/X<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p>However, upon scrutiny, such claims are somewhat questionable. The assertion that <strong>ten million tons<\/strong> of Lechona were sold translates to a staggering ten billion kilograms of meat\u2014an exceedingly <strong>high figure<\/strong> that is difficult to substantiate.<\/p>\n<h2>Reactions on Social Media<\/h2>\n<p>The improbability of these statistics quickly caught the attention of social media users and prompted a witty response from <strong>former President \u00c1lvaro Uribe V\u00e9lez<\/strong>. His retort on his X (formerly Twitter) account was sharp and critical: <em>&#8220;That the Japanese will not think about the accounts of the president that in Colombia we are ten million marranos.&#8221;<\/em> <\/p>\n<div class=\"visual__image\">\n<picture><source  media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 580px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 350px)\"\/><source  media=\"(min-width: 80px)\"\/><img alt=\"In their social networks, the\" class=\"global-image\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" height=\"175\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Alvaro-Uribe-sent-an-ironic-message-to-Gustavo-Petro-regarding.jpg\" width=\"595\"\/>\n<\/picture><figcaption class=\"article-figcaption-img\">In his social networks, the former president ironized with the accounts of Petro &#8211; credit @alvarouribe\/x x<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p>The former president&#8217;s comments spurred a flurry of reactions online, with some users supporting him while others expressed their disapproval of the tone and content of his criticisms. Noteworthy responses included remarks like <em>\u201cNah already with Iv\u00e1n Duque is enough,\u201d<\/em> and <em>\u201cDon \u00c1lvaro, Trino,\u201d<\/em> reflecting a tense atmosphere between the political figures.<\/p>\n<h2>Discrepancies in Attendance Numbers<\/h2>\n<p>Notably, this is not the first instance where President Petro has utilized hyperbolic figures during his Japan visit. Earlier, he claimed that <strong>1,300,000 million people<\/strong> had visited the Colombian pavilion in Osaka, a number that grossly exceeds the global population by a factor of over 150. The actual data from Procolombia indicates a much more realistic figure of <strong>1.3 million<\/strong> attendees at the national stand.<\/p>\n<p>These dubious claims did not go unnoticed, generating humor and skepticism on social media. One user humorously commented: <em>&#8220;You really are telling me that 10 million tons of milky were sold? We no longer need tax reform,&#8221;<\/em> referring to Petro&#8217;s recent proposals aimed at balancing Colombia\u2019s state finances for the year 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jwplayer-ctn\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n<meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/videos\/yLjGb7To-cRfOFDLx.mp4\"\/><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"cr\u00e9dito @AlvaroUribeVel\/X\"\/><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"P0Y0M0DT0H0M41S\"\/><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Expresidente \u00c1lvaro Uribe V\u00e9lez sobre reacciona a mensaje de Petro\"\/><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/media\/yLjGb7To\/poster.jpg?width=720\"\/><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-09-05T17:41:27.000Z\"\/><figcaption class=\"jwplayer-figcaption\">Credit @Alvarouribevel\/X.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, the mayors of Colombia&#8217;s largest cities are embarking on a trip to Washington, D.C. on <strong>September 7, 2025<\/strong>, to lobby against the potential designation of Colombia in terms of drug trafficking. President Petro expressed his disapproval on his X account, emphasizing that they <em>&#8220;are not authorized to represent Colombia.&#8221;<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up, Uribe again engaged in the conversation, warning that future government actions should prioritize building robust institutional relations with mayors and governors, regardless of their political affiliation.<\/p>\n<p>As local leaders prepare for their crucial meetings within the U.S. government and international organizations, the political discourse surrounding Petro and Uribe continues to unfold, demonstrating the <strong>complexities of Colombian politics<\/strong> in the 21st century. <\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">General News &#8211; 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the publication of Gustavo Petro by exalting the sale of Lehona at the Universal Osaka 2025 Expo, former president and opponent \u00c1lvaro Uribe V\u00e9lez replied with irony &#8211; Credit Presidency &#8211; Juan Barreto\/AFP Gustavo Petro&#8217;s Official Visit to Osaka 2025 Expo President Gustavo Petro is currently making an official visit to Japan, where the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":167879,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[4133,37866,2712,41729,4132,41730,1098,2713,1801,36936],"class_list":["post-167878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mazagine","tag-accounts","tag-alvaro","tag-gustavo","tag-ironic","tag-japan","tag-lehona","tag-message","tag-petro","tag-sale","tag-uribe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}