Colombia refused two repatriation flights of illegal immigrants on Sunday, setting into motion one of the most savage actions by a U.S. president in recent memory.
In what he thought was a power move, President Gustavo Petro told President Donald Trump that he would not allow any more of his citizens to be returned until a protocol for the “dignified treatment” of “migrants” was established. Trump didn’t flinch, immediately announcing escalating tariffs and a complete shutdown of visas for those traveling from Colombia, including government officials.
Did these countries think Trump was kidding?
Columbia is about to learn a hard lesson. pic.twitter.com/BJcM9L8wPj
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) January 26, 2025
With that promise of retaliation made, left-wingers immediately set to claim the results would be catastrophic. There would be no flowers for…
