Senator Iván Cepeda in Bogota, Colombia’s capital, on May 28, 2026, during his unsuccessful campaign for the presidency. The country’s new Trump-endorsed president, Abelardo De La Espriella, takes office on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (Nathalia Angarita/The New York Times) By ANNIE CORREAL and ERIC SCHMITT Colombia’s new president campaigned on promises to crush his country’s powerful drug traffickers with the help of the United States. He took office Friday, but his plans to partner with U.S….
