Trump issuing ‘emergency 25% tariffs’ against Colombia after country turned back deportation flights

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/26/politics/colombia-tariffs-trump-deportation-flights/index.html

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  2. That will simply hurt their economy and ours while creating more immigrants going to the US lmao

  4. Without coffee, people **will** revolt. This is foolhardy

  5. Did anyone notice in the tweet he “issued” a travel ban on allies and supporters of the Colombian government. Is this legal?

  7. It’s going to be strange with China as the world leader

  8. Take that, American consumers! Boom, you just got 25% surcharged, in perpetuity! That’ll show the Colombian government.

  10. He is so sad that the only way he gets his way, is by bullying and threating people.

  11. Didn’t mexico also refused deportation flights? I guess we will tariffs against mexico too

  12. Everyone who didn’t vote for the orange shit stain you have my sympathies at this rate he’s going to crash the economy.

  14. This should bring down Egg and Coffee prices very soon! Middle class will continue to be “WINNING” in 2025!

  15. “If you don’t say you love me then I’ll kill myself”

  16. > Earlier in the day, Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced he had blocked two US military flights carrying migrants heading toward the country and called on the United States to establish better protocols in its treatment of migrants. Petro also left the door open to receiving repatriated migrants traveling on civilian planes.

    Colombia literally just said “hey don’t treat our people like cattle and we’ll take them back” and trump decided to throw a tantrum, Jesus Christ is he a pathetic little man

  17. Companies are gonna start blaming tariffs for raising prices when they source no material from said countries.

  19. Price of eggs will go down I’m sure. Nobody will be able to have coffee and eggs.

  20. I can guarantee that this is how it happened.

    Trump ordered ICE and other three letter agencies to expedite deportations and flights out of the US.

    Due to the chaotic nature of Trump and his governing style, the proper communication was probably ***not done*** in some cases.

    So it is very likely that Colombia suddenly heard that a flight was either en route or trying to land that was not previously discussed or authorized.

    Since there was no prior communication or agreement, they turned the flight back as they are under no obligation to take anything from anyone.

    Trump is upset not that there was a fuck up, but because Colombia dared to say no. President has a lot of power to do stuff, such as tariffs. We can expect more chaos and disruption as this administration churns along.

    Expect prices to go up not just because of tariffs, but also because of uncertainty in the market. Get your big purchases done now, if you haven’t already and maybe prepare to tighten your belt some.

  21. The emergency being “They won’t let me do what I want!!!”

  22. Colombia’s President, Gustavo Petro, said that these Colombian immigrants shouldn’t be treated like criminals and they shouldn’t arrive handcuffed and on military planes. Instead, Petro said they should be treated like human beings and should be given at least a little respect. He also said that he can’t force people to stay in Colombia if they don’t want to be there but he’d accept them if they arrived on normal aircraft and not handcuffed. Colombia would have accepted the immigrants if the racist POS Trump administration spent at least a couple minutes coordinating with the Colombia government. But then again, Trump wants this type of sideshow and loves the confrontation. Fucking asshole.

  23. In case you’re wondering, all this talk about the latest news being on X is bullshit. They’re just trying to get reddit to stop blocking links to the site.

  24. It has not even been one full week. This is so much worse than 2016.

  25. I’m disappointed that even here people are joking about coffee and stuff. Is this how a modern leader should be acting. This is sending a terrible message to the world. Where is diplomacy? Are we all gonna act like this is ok behavior from the leader of the free world?

  26. Imagine issuing something you don’t fully understand as a retaliation for doing something you didn’t full understand

  28. He doesn’t have a fucking clue what he’s doing.

  30. “Ordered US citizens to pay 25% more for goods coming from Colombia.”

    — Translated for all those that don’t speak “stupid.”

  31. Tariffs are paid by companies in the USA, not by foreign nations or even foreign companies.

    Companies will pass the additional cost on to the American consumer.

    Every time Trump does a tariff, he’s hurting Americans and no one else.

  32. In case you only think this is coffee:

    Agricultural products 
    Coffee
    Bananas and plantains
    Nursery products

    Crude oil
    The United States imports crude oil for storage in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve 

    Other commodities 
    Glass and glassware, soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, and modeling pastes,salt, sulfur, earth, stone, plaster, lime, and cement

    Chemicals

    Plastics

    Rubber and leather products

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