Petro Destroyed Colombia's State Oil Company While Mexico Expanded Fracking Under Left Government

What was said

"Pro is what I call a climate fundamentalist. He thinks that you know we have 12 years to save the planet. Uh and so he completely destroyed the state-owned oil company Echo Petro which is the number the the largest company the single largest company in the country with the largest union too. Um and uh I've argued this actually caused like stagflation in his first uh few years."

Rojas criticizes outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro for dismantling the state oil company Ecopetrol and banning new oil exploration, which Rojas argues caused stagflation and rising gas prices. He contrasts this with Mexico's left-wing government under Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist who is actually expanding fracking to ensure energy sovereignty while keeping prices stable. The policy divergence helps explain why Mexico's left thrives while Colombia's just lost power.