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Great Job by Colombia!!! Let’s make America a 3rd world country!!! Gonna love seeing Trump voters paying $7,500 more a year on groceries and other goods due to Tariffs!! Many Countries are enjoying his stupidity!! Can’t fix dumb huh RepubliTARDs!?????

Colombia's President said >>>> Trump, I don't really like travelling to the US, it's a bit boring, but I confess that there are some commendable things. I like going to the black neighbourhoods of Washington, where I saw an entire fight in the US capital between blacks and Latinos with barricades, which seemed like nonsense to me, because they should join together. \n \nI confess that I like Walt Whitman and Paul Simon and Noam Chomsky and Miller \n \nI confess that Sacco and Vanzetti, who have my blood, are memorable in the history of the USA and I follow them. They were murdered by labor leaders with the electric chair, the fascists who are within the USA as well as within my country \n \nI don't like your oil, Trump, you're going to wipe out the human species because of greed. Maybe one day, over a glass of whiskey, which I accept, despite my gastritis, we can talk frankly about this, but it's difficult because you consider me an inferior race and I'm not, nor is any Colombian. \n \nSo if you know someone who is stubborn, that's me, period. You can try to carry out a coup with your economic strength and your arrogance, like they did with Allende. But I will die in my law, I resisted torture and I resist you. I don't want slavers next to Colombia, we already had many and we freed ourselves. What I want next to Colombia are lovers of freedom. If you can't accompany me, I'll go elsewhere. Colombia is the heart of the world and you didn't understand that, this is the land of the yellow butterflies, of the beauty of Remedios, but also of the colonels Aureliano Buendía, of which I am one, perhaps the last. \n \nYou will kill me, but I will survive in my people, which is before yours, in the Americas. We are peoples of the winds, the mountains, the Caribbean Sea and of freedom. \n \nYou don't like our freedom, okay. I don't shake hands with white slavers. I shake hands with the white libertarian heirs of Lincoln and the black and white farm boys of the USA, at whose graves I cried and prayed on a battlefield, which I reached after walking the mountains of Italian Tuscany and after being saved from Covid. \n \nThey are the United States and before them I kneel, before no one else. \n \nOverthrow me, President, and the Americas and humanity will respond. \n \nColombia now stops looking north, looks at the world, our blood comes from the blood of the Caliphate of Cordoba, the civilization of that time, of the Roman Latins of the Mediterranean, the civilization of that time, who founded the republic, democracy in Athens; our blood has the black resistance fighters turned into slaves by you. In Colombia is the first free territory of America, before Washington, of all America, there I take refuge in its African songs. \n \nMy land is made up of goldsmiths who worked in the time of the Egyptian pharaohs and of the first artists in the world in Chiribiquete. \n \nYou will never rule us. The warrior who rode our lands, shouting freedom, who is called Bolívar, opposes us. \n \nOur people are somewhat fearful, somewhat timid, they are naive and kind, loving, but they will know how to win the Panama Canal, which you took from us with violence. Two hundred heroes from all of Latin America lie in Bocas del Toro, today's Panama, formerly Colombia, which you murdered. \n \nI raise a flag and as Gaitán said, even if it remains alone, it will continue to be raised with the Latin American dignity that is the dignity of America, which your great-grandfather did not know, and mine did, Mr. President, an immigrant in the USA, \n \nYour blockade does not scare me, because Colombia, besides being the country of beauty, is the heart of the world. I know that you love beauty as I do, do not disrespect it and you will give it your sweetness. \n \nFROM TODAY ON, COLOMBIA IS OPEN TO THE ENTIRE WORLD, WITH OPEN ARMS, WE ARE BUILDERS OF FREEDOM, LIFE AND HUMANITY. \n \nI am informed that you impose a 50% tariff on the fruits of our human labor to enter the United States, and I do the same. \n \nLet our people plant corn that was discovered in Colombia and feed the world \n \n1:15 PM · Jan 26, 2025 ·11.1M Views

???? i would of called trump and told him to increase the tariffs to 90% because all we know they dont pay the tariffs we do. lmmfaooo price of coffee and cocaine going up

Can you guys report that this was a loss for Trump because the Colombian president said that he has no problem putting a tariff right back onto us. And then got his way by having the Colombians deported in a more humane way. Maga, it’s going to think this is a victory when it’s not and really, it’s just hurting the American people.

How will everyday Americans react to the rising cost of Colombian imports due to Trump's tariffs? He's using us as pawns in his political game while hurting both U.S. consumers and Colombia.

Colombia does not have to accept these migrants legal or otherwise..trump thinks he can do something and everyone will comply...well the President of Colombia put a stop to that and all the tariffs that Trump puts on Colombia will hurt the american public more than anyone else..four yrs from now America will be in an economic disaster..

Colombian President Gustavo Petro quickly reversed course about accepting flights of deported migrants from the US after President Donald Trump threatened emergency tariffs of up to 50% on the South American country for refusing to cooperate. \n \nPetro not only acquiesced to Trump’s demands, he even offered up the official Colombian presidential plane to help shuttle migrants back to the country, calling it a response to “the Government’s commitment to guarantee decent conditions.”\n\nThe extreme left is very unhappy about this decision?

Some one really needs to tell trump who really pays for tariffs!

Imagine how the world looks at U.S., knowing Donald Trump will zap other countries with tariffs & sanctions whenever he does not get what he wants from them.

The way trump is playing the tariff games will make Americans either to produce everything inside their own country or buy the same product for double amount ?\n\nN.B Most Americans don’t understand how tariff works, it’s always the consumer in the end who pays the tariff, in this case Americans.

Columbia is telling Trump he can go to hell and shove his tariffs up his ass. That Columbia is a Sovereign country and he can kiss their ass.

???? what a moron. Keep crying tariffs. ??? Trump voters are about to find out. I’ll never forgive them for this.

This is the very reason BRICS is coming baby, weaponizing the dollar, embargos and sanctions, Trump is Just speeding up the process which is moving fast, its shows how stupid Americans are, becouse the U.S. pays the tariffs YOU, not the Colombia importer D..A.. right, criminals? there undocumented, ya real \ncriminals he's ripping you off, becouse the U.S. pays the tariffs

Did Trump study economics at Wharton? Does his small brain comprehend that WE, the U.S. pays the tax(tariff)and then companies like Starbucks just double their prices to compensate?

Donald Trump has disgraced America! He's destroying everything we were once proud to be: American. \nTrump's tariffs hurt us!\nF. Donald Trump

And If Trump puts a tariff on Brazil and Brazilians, there are going to be a lot of unhappy husbands....LOL

Tariffs is money laundering a country's tax payers money only to have a pittance returned in tax breaks.....lmao Trump the professional russian money laundering king

So one of Trump's retaliatory responses is to punish any American company buying Columbian goods or parts. It will cause them to purchase those goods or parts elsewhere but where? Will Trump tariff them next? \nNothing like uncertainty of supply to keep American businesses running efficiently and on their toes.

Why do liberals struggle so much with this form of using tariffs to get positive result for our country? It’s right there I’m front of them and even if they see it happen, it still upsets them to see a Trump success. I really don’t see why they fight him or refuse to acknowledge his plans as working

“”Criminals trump calls them!!! Maybee some but mothers with kids that are to poor to feed there children are deported criminals in trumps and his billionaire friends minds!!!!! Trumps way or highway forget what’s written in the American constitution!!!! It’s all clear sailing for trump his space crazed friend \nElon can pay off any judicial system judge trump needs!!!!! Make trump great again!!!!!!!\nThis is a no win tariff stand off for any country including the USA!!!! Prices will rise in every country!!!!!

Tariff everyone Trump. Let the prices go crazy and then see what people think about your grand orangeness.

WHAT A BIG FAT BULLY TRUMP IS. HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TARIFFS WORK!! WHAT A FOOL!!! GLAD I LIVE IN CANADA!!

Listen up you Trump people he raised tariffs you're gonna be paying more in the market for everything outside the market for everything this is a power trip for him sweaty once you voted for him.

This is what the Dems don't understand about tariffs -- they are a negotiating tool, Trump is using tariffs as a leverage. They're not meant to be permanent. They don't even have to go into effect at all. Just the threat of tariffs is often enough. Colombia can't survive without the US as a major trading partner. Tariffs would kill them. So, they quickly changed their tune. Which is why the Colombian President 'Gustavo Petro' has already folded to Trump and has reversed his decision to allow 2 military transport planes to land there after being threaten with tariffs, serious sanctions etc. Like him or not, Trump understands how to negotiate.

TRUMP IS THE MAN... Our prices for products already high without tariffs which tells you alot that companies are screwing us right now... Just don't buy certain products... solved.. Biden was destroying us...

Why does everyone think prices will go up because of tariffs? Don't you know that America is the largest economy in the world, and this is the market everyone wants to participate in? it's a great thing that Trump realizes this, Thank you Donald J. Trump!

Tariffs are the answer most of the time. Go Trump!!

Oh Well Starbucks going to have to increase their prices :P not a big lost don't we all agree. two weeks later Trump removes the Tariffs.

What's he gonna do? Put tariffs on coke? Trump is a joke.

Let Trump put on tariffs, it just costs Americans more

Um Can someone in or around Trump tell him that tariffs don’t punish Colombia? Trump is literally the dumbest man on this planet.

Where are the China tariffs, where most illegal immigrants come from? Oh, Trump only bullies the weak

To all the nay sayers out there, Colombia just folded, and planes are now being allowed to land. See how the tariff tool works. The United States has the largest market in the world. Trump is the man, thank God for Trump.

House TRUMP request Colombia to bend the knee. \n\nColombia: “no we won’t”\n\nHouse Trump: “chug these tariffs”\n\nColombia: “we declare for House Trump, send a raven to the The White Keep about our surrender”

Good for Columbia. Stand proud and stand tall 60% of America is behind you all the way. The tariffs won't affect your country just makes prices higher for us which is what trump wants to do to keep all of us suppressed as all dictators do!!

Columbia didn't fold. Read the real story before becoming a bouncing Betty people they will hit us with high tariffs just like we did them coffee and fruits will sky rocket because Fascist Trump called the immigrants criminals!

Felon and moron Trump doesn’t know that tariffs will raise costs to Americans!

So, trump hits american companies buying stuff from columbia with a tariff. Columbia does not pay the tariff and it is not going to affect anyone but the american consumer who the american companies, who paid the hidden tax he just imposes on us, the consumer, won't actually pay in the long run because that tariff just becomes part of their cost of goods that they will add to their sales prices.

I just heard that the Colombia cave into Dictator trump because the tariffs would hurt the Colombia more than it would hurt America.

Trump should put tariffs on every country where illegals are sent back until the cost of deportation is met.

Does Trump know that tariffs are not magical? Does he know what tariffs even are?

Way to go President Trump!!!!! Tariff’s should wake them up real fast!!! ❤❤❤??????

Orange man imposed tariffs oh he’s so tough. I wonder how quickly he will sink his own ship. Hopefully in less than a month, Trump has NO power.

I hope all countries will do a Colombia. Let's see how Americans are gonna pay for anything when Trump impose tariffs on every country in the world

Trump didn’t hit them with “retaliatory tariffs.” He started this trade war. He did this first. The tariffs aren’t retaliatory, they are just dumbass tariffs.

TAKE YOUR PRISONERS BACK COLUMBIA. These Countries knew what Trump's plan, said they would take them back, then won't let the planes land. So yeah, tariff the sh*it out of them. I'll pay a little more (like I have been for four years) to get our Country back. Americans first!!!

Colombia wouldn't pay diddly it would be Americans, period. Tariffs, historically, don't work because the citizens pay them on any goods that come from that country. Colombian coffee is really good btw. We got people with no health coverage, homelessness rising, housing unaffordable to most, on and on, what is this administration doing for that?! Nadda, and won't, cause they don't care, want to know what Trump cares about, look at who had the best seats in the house at his inauguration, front row. It isn't coincidence.

Trump is so impossibly stupid\n\nDJT: Hey Columbia, take these people back!\nColumbia: No\nDJT: Take them back or I will impose tariffs on you!\nColumbia: You mean tariffs that will not affect us one bit, but make the price of our goods more expensive, thus hurting your own people?\nDJT: Yes! Do what I want, or I will hurt my own people and blame YOU!\nColumbia: And they're stupid enough to believe that?\nDJT: They voted for me, didn't they?\nColumbia: Fair point. Still...........no.

Trump is gonna end up costing American's a lot more money if he keeps threatening tariffs, the tariffed company/country doesn't pay for the tariff's, the end consumer does!

It's amusing that your site has zero videos of Donald Trump absolutely schooling Karen Bass during that live TV Friday night. Not a single clip from CNN either! And yet, you report this without mentioning that the Colombian president has already Folded like a lawn chair. Plus, you conveniently skip over his attempt to retaliate against Trump with tariffs. Spoiler alert: we’ll just get our coffee from Brazil, which is way better anyway! president petro is not winning any popularity contests in Colombia, and sacrificing his country's economy for the sake of the optics involving violent criminals being airlifted is just plain reckless. That's downright crazy.!