Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, a former Marxist guerrilla and a vocal critic of the U.S. foreign policy, has embarrassingly folded to President Donald Trump's strategic pressure, making a drastic U-turn by sending the presidential plane to collect Colombian deportees previously barred from landing.
This move comes after Petro's initial bravado in blocking two U.S. military deportation flights, a decision that sparked a fiery response from the Trump administration.
President Trump, in a characteristic show of force, didn't just criticize Petro's actions but retaliated heavily by implementing severe economic and travel sanctions against Colombia.
The sanctions included an emergency imposition of a 25% tariff on all Colombian goods, a figure that Trump threatened to double within a week. Trump released a scathing rebuke on Truth Social:
"I was just informed that two repatriation flights from the United States, with a large number of Illegal Criminals, were not allowed to land in Colombia. This order was given by Colombia's Socialist President Gustavo Petro, who is already very unpopular amongst his people.
Petro's denial of these flights has jeopardized the National Security and Public Safety of the United States, so I have directed my Administration to immediately take the following urgent and decisive retaliatory measures:
-Emergency 25% tariffs on all goods coming into the United States. In one week, the 25% tariffs will be raised to 50%.
-A Travel Ban and immediate Visa Revocations on the Colombian Government Officials, and all Allies and Supporters.
-Visa Sanctions on all Party Members, Family Members, and Supporters of the Colombian Government.
-Enhanced Customs and Border Protection Inspections of all Colombian Nationals and Cargo on national security grounds.
-IEEPA Treasury, Banking and Financial Sanctions to be fully imposed.
These measures are just the beginning. We will not allow the Colombian Government to violate its legal obligations with regard to the acceptance and return of the Criminals they forced into the United States!"
After initially puffing his chest in defiance against Trump, Petro has now decided to send Colombia's presidential plane to fetch deportees he previously didn't want to touch.
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Well THAT didn't take long.
See what happens when you have a STRONG president dealing from a position of strength. This clearly shows, that the previous administration was working to advance the principles of communism in our Nation. Trump is driving the garbage out, and exposing the trash all over the world.
