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So every time Trump doesn’t get his way he takes it out on the American people. I guess that’s what America first means.

America has significant power in the world. I'm glad to see our government using that power to defend American people rather than the royalty of other nations.

Good enough of this BS the Democrats caused this freakin problem now the American people have to deal with it .

The United States will feel the tariffs only hurts the American people. All products will go sky high. How you like your boy now magas? Not only eggs will go up but everything!!!

Elites want Mass Immigration only for the Sake of Cheap Labor.\nIts Inhumane and Unchristian to Support Mass Immigration that leads to Suppression of Wages for the Working Class.\nNote: Most Working Class American work in the Construction, Retail and Hospitality Sectors and in these Same sectors most Illegal Immigrants also works, this leads to Suppression of wages in these Sectors, that directly hits the Living Standard of Poor Working class People of America.

The American people watched as migrants were granted all sorts of free reign to move toward our border including resources paid by those countries governments to keep them moving. The American people will fully support the return of the now illegal migrants back to their home countries and not mind about economic consequences that these news networks they bring up when these illegal migrants have already taxed our system in which we pay taxes. This will only highlight how little those migrants own home countries truly don’t care about them.

Yes, people need to talk about the fact that Trump is not allowing anymore visas into the country at all. That's gonna be seen as extremely racist and clearly an attempt at not having anymore South Americans in the country with the exception of those here and they have families elsewhere and that will force them to leave. No more workers, no more imports for cheap ever again. It's only for the rich and most of his supporters are clearly not rich. Horrible choice this country has made and fatal mistake that will cost Americans more money. That's called Karma indeed.

President Donald Trump is doing a great job for the American people ❤

He's not going to be able to do whatever he wants, as he'll find out. But the American people will be punished for it with all of these tariffs.

What a shock. Trump tries to bully other countries into getting his own way. Maybe Colombia gave in but it won't work with other countries. It would have been good for a few people to see how tariffs actually work. Most Americans don't seem to understand how inflation works though, so it is no great surprise.

CNN is just there so they can be talking the way they always do we the American people are watching CNN be very careful on say things you shouldn't

Migrants tou have a right to stay in America on the stolen land the American people stole from natives.

The tariffs are on the American people, idiots!

Democrats are more concerned about these criminals than the American people let that sink in

At one time no South American country would have dared defy a US president and risk invasion and regime change, now they all openly defy Trump with abandon since the rise of BRICS. Colombia has applied to join BRICS and these retaliatory tariffs will simply speed that up. Colombia stated quite clearly - we will not accept undocumented migrants who have done nothing wrong but work, pay their tax and behave as excellent members of US society - basically Trump try somewhere else to dump your unwanted workers. Americans' favourite Colombian coffees have just become 25% more expensive, millions of cups of Colombian coffee is drunk the US every week. \n\nTrump’s ridiculous comment about Jordan, Egypt and other Gulf countries taking Palestinians whilst Gaza is rebuilt is equally stupid; those countries cannot accept forcibly expelled, ethnically cleansed Gazans because that would be a War Crime and render those countries liable to be accused of complicity in a War Crime by the International Court of Justice; they would also incur the wrath of their respective populations and put their governments at risk of being overthrown. \n\nAll the surrounding countries and the International Community needs to do is to flood Gaza with thousands of tons of humanitarian aid and millions of large family-sized tents, as well as mobile toilets and washing facilities. Supply bulldozers and rubble removing machinery to clean the land up as quickly as possible, as well as bomb detection kits to protect the children. The Gazan people are incredibly resilient and will happily live in tents whilst their country is being rebuilt around them, and the State of Palestine begins to emerge again. \n??

Oh Bulls&&&! He wasn’t deporting anybody in the first place. This was just to throw Black Americans off because the attack is really about them. Stop the buffoonery. Not fooling all Black people!!! That’s why he released the klan of Blacks. 1500 and the rest of Americans that hate blacks. Black people you better get ready for the fight of your lives!

The online People actually paling these tariffs are americans themselves. No one outside the us is really hit by tariffs. Consumers go for the same product which is cheapest.

He is an IDIOT! Could someone tell him that tariffs cost Americans!!!\nIt doesn't affect the countries that Trump thinks he is punishing.\n\nCOUNTRIES ARE LAUGHING AT HIM BECAUSE HE IS MAKING IT HARDER FOR ANERICANS TO LIVE!\n\nTrump thinks he's being a tough guy. Wow 25% up to 50% against the countries. WRONG STABLE GENIUS WE, AMERICAN PEOPLE, PAY THAT 25% TARIFFS.\n\nCan someone send him a book explaining who actually pay tariffs!!!!

So the orange idiot has taxed the American people on Columbian products... Good job moron now things will cost us more money to buy.

REVENUE DOESN'T THIS MAN KNOW THAT WE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE PAY THESE TARIFFS ??WHY DOESN'T SOMEONE ACTUALLY TELL DONALD TRUMP TO WAKE THE HELL UP!!!??

It's only going to hurt the American people, Trump is so fucking STUPID!

I don't like Trump at all, think he rallies people who are racist towards south and central americans, but also I think a good country never denies a plane full of it's citizens

American people are about to get kicked out of every latin country??

People don’t understand tariffs. It hurts the foreign country far more. It means American companies will not buy from them leading them to lower prices or not do business with America. which is catastrophic for them.

Trump is just a puppet. He never left the set of The Apprentice he just changed location to the White House. Holding the puppet strings are all of the would-be oligarchs and authors of project 2025, and he's developing a posse of criminals to bully American citizens. My hope is that they're all heading for a steep cliff to fall into and disappear. Not practical but ever hopeful. That's probably not a very kind thing to say but so many people are suffering because of this 2025 administration. I don't even like to say his name because I have already had a shower today. ???

I tell you now.... \nHes already making the American people suffer \n\nColombia probably end up with brics\n\nStupid...\n\nI swear ... Trump \nIs Nero all over again \nHe's gonna burn down his own kingdom

You know what makes Trump a political buffoon? Americans took over Central and South America in the 1940s. Oh, now that the leader of Columbia turned back American military aircraft this announcer is said he's not popular with his people. And please, talk English.This isn't an immigrant crack-down if military craft fly to other countries at will.

this Cretin really doesnt understand how tarriffs work, the only people paying for his tarriffs will be American citizens.

No matter what happens it's still cheaper than support All of them, hotels, cash, AIDS, food, stamps. Medical still cheaper. Think about it. And then the crime that they bring over here raping. Little girls burning people alive robbing People. And then just being over here Illegal. Breaking the law. I don't think so. Americans don't want That The Votes show what the Americans want.

Colombia and these other countries aren't gonna be paying for these tariffs so I don't know what kind of threat this is to Columbia. Tariffs, they're gonna hurt the American people and nobody else!

I think Columbia should load all the US ex-pats onto airplanes and send them back to their country. Trump can figure out what to do with 30,000 people of his own. All countries that he threatens should do the same. A sudden influx of people with no jobs and no homes to go to, should help the American economy as much as Trump dropping migrants off is doing to these countries.

Columbia dont give a sh@@t about the U.S. All it will do is hurt the American people dummies

Why is he seriously thinking that Tariffs will somehow benefit the american People, not that i care all that much but Tariffs will have to be paid by Americans themselves

Trump thinks him spitefully putting Tarifs on these countries because they aren’t bowing to to him . Trump i keep saying he doesn’t care for humanity he out of anger and him being a narcissist and no empathy behind doesn’t care if we the people are negatively affected. No but his supporters this is who they wanted. Y’all tried to hurt those Americans who are your color but you hurt your own selves.

Trump thinks him spitefully putting Tarifs on these countries because they aren’t bowing to to him . Trump i keep saying he doesn’t care for humanity he out of anger and him being a narcissist and no empathy behind doesn’t care if we the people are negatively affected. No but his supporters this is who they wanted. Y’all tried to hurt those Americans who are your color but you hurt your own selves.

great! \nlots of fruit, spices, coffees, chocolate, some metals, lime and other cement components, on and on and on are all about to have prices skyrocket. hope ya'll didn't want to buy any lumber, that's gonna suffer soon too\nso trump just wants to punish the american people because the columbian president refused to bend knee to his absurd display. this makes sense... *big sad sigh*

So in retaliation to Columbia, Trump punishes the American people?

This is how mainstream media makes the situation worsen. The second largest number of illegal immigrants are from India. They never told that to Americans. Even in this discussion, he gave examples of China and Nepal but didn't mention India. That makes Latino people the only illegal immigrant community in White Americans' eyes.

So the only people it's going to hurt is Americans, if that! Trump is a dumbass that doesn't know what he's doing.

Stand Tall Colombia, most Americans stand with you. Trump has no legal right to take many of these people out of America.

Why dumbo? You sent in war planes. Isis planes are allowed . If your going to do and you are use the regular planes that cost the American people less broke. DAH!

Trump is not punishing Columbia, he is punishing the American people. We are the ones who pay for the costs of tariffs on products imported.

“Colombia isn’t working with me, so I’m punishing the American people with more expensive goods!”

The convicted felon is making things more expensive for the American people by imposing tariffs on everything coming here

Trump doesn’t care about prices and what the repercussions are of his actions on the American people.

Lol i pray to God every country stand up to this lunatic. American President is mashing up the world On people in Congress support u but in the name of Jesus God will make you bow down to is niece. Donald Trump believe that you're not bigger than God. So much eye ?water is on you, and prior you're a evil ?

I don’t understand why Colombia wouldn’t take back their own citizens who were in the US illegally. What if they wanted to deport an American who was in their country illegally… say overstayed a visa? American should just force them to keep that person? People complain that trump is somehow off his rocker but it violates diplomatic norms to refuse to take back your own people .

Thats right, not only are these illegals ending the lives of American citizens but they are atracking their own people in New York sanctuary hotels

What we need to do is completely cut off any financial aide the United States pumps into their country! You dont want to take back your own people, ,,we are NOT giving you an American cent!

Wait, why do the American people have to pay more for products just because Trump doesn’t get his way.