Reports are the Administration was “surprised” Colombia wouldn’t let military planes land. Did anybody check? Think to make a phone call. Or was it all just “AMERICA!! FUCK YEAH!!! LET’S DO THIS THING!!!!”To “punish” Colombia, Trump is about to make every American pay even more for coffee.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 26, 2025
Remember: *WE* pay the tariffs, not Colombia.
Trump is all about making inflation WORSE for working class Americans, not better. He’s lining the pockets of himself and the billionaire class. https://t.co/gcAomtzmCb
Los EEUU no pueden tratar como delincuentes a los migrantes Colombianos.
— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) January 26, 2025
Desautorizo la entrada de aviones norteamericanos con migrantes colombianos a nuestro territorio.
EEUU debe establecer un protocolo de tratamiento digno a los migrantes antes que los recibamos nosotros.
The US cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals.
I deny the entry of American planes carrying Colombian migrants into our territory.
The United States must establish a protocol for the dignified treatment of migrants before we receive them.
Yeah, I’m right.‼️ For all the clowns hyping Trump’s move on Colombia: under Biden, Colombia accepted 475 deportation flights—over 120 in 2024 alone.
— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) January 26, 2025
And he didn’t have to show his ass or start a trade war to do it. He was just that good. 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/SsGtDnU7DO
Happy VD!This is a dumb trade war that the Trump admin started. This could have been resolved with a phone call. Trump picked a fight with an ally, to look strong.
— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) January 26, 2025
FYI get your orders in now for roses. We import a majority of roses from Colombia. https://t.co/UJVMj2AYbH
All this because Trump can’t do basic diplomacy and had to “look tough” by using military planes (because he can’t use them for anything else on the border), which has pissed off several countries below the Rio Grande.These are the things we’re all going to pay more for because of Donald Trump’s tariffs on Colombia: pic.twitter.com/rtOCpir4gm
— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) January 27, 2025
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombian president orders increase of import tariffs on US goods in retaliation to similar order from President Trump.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 26, 2025
It will be interesting watching the dynamics w/ Colombia after today’s back & forth.
They have become a solid military ally with the US & they are the biggest exporters of several key products demanded in the US.
Plus, huge Colombian diaspora in the US.
“Shock & awe” running into some issues?We don’t need anybody, right, Trump? We don’t need allies. We don’t need trade partners.
Two-thirds of Americans drink coffee every day. If Democrats can't make political hay out of TRUMP JUST PUT A 25% TAX ON YOUR COFFEE then I don't know what we're doing here. Figure comes from the coffee people:
https://www.ncausa.org/Newsroom/Daily-coffee-consumption-at-20-year-high-up-nearly-40And yes, this happened:
Colombia will send its presidential plane to Honduras to pick up Colombians after the country refused to accept migrant deportation flights from the United States, causing President Trump to enact tariffs and other retaliatory measures on Sunday.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has arranged for the presidential plane to facilitate the “dignified return of Colombian nationals who were to arrive in the country today in the morning hours, coming in from deportation flights,” read a statement released on Sunday.
“This measure is in response to the government’s commitment to guarantee dignified conditions. In no way have Colombians, as patriots and subjects of rights, been or will be banished from Colombian territory,” the statement continued.Colombia's problem is the military (v. civilian, used by Biden) planes. Nothing to indicate tariffs are not being imposed on both sides.
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