Colombia to send presidential plane to Honduras to pick up migrants from US flights
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5107740-colombia-presidential-plane-honduras-us-deportation-flights/
Colombia to send presidential plane to Honduras to pick up migrants from US flights
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5107740-colombia-presidential-plane-honduras-us-deportation-flights/
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Well that changed fast
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TIL threats of tariffs work like a charm.
White House rejects Colombia’s offer to use presidential planes
published at 17:51
In an effort to stave off the sweeping sanctions and tariffs from the Trump administration, the Colombian government has offered to arrange the return of migrants using their presidential plane, a senior administration official told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner.
But the offer is not enough to stop the White House from taking action, the official said, adding negotiations were still ongoing.
The White House is currently preparing documents for President Trump’s signature so the retaliatory actions can be implemented this evening.
[BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cjw461nelzdt)
$10s of thousands in tax payer money wasted on a military plane(s) which Trump knew would be rejected because of current agreements. All so he can pull this performative bullshit. And all of this for just dozens of people while 100s more probably just crossed the border. MAGA are so fucking easy to fool. Smoke and mirrors man.
Why doesn’t every other country just hit ‘Merica with tariffs as opposed to ‘Merica bullying everyone?!?!?
Colombia only asked for the deported people be put in civilian planes, not military planes, which they won’t allow to land in their country. What is not clicking? they are taking a hit at Trump ego sending presidential planes, which be seen as prestige. These people are going back to their countries where they be hated there for as well, at least just not treat them as they killed their neighbors. 😬 Hope Colombia stop sending cocaine and beans, put 25% Tariff on US too. 😌
Trump is bent on turning every one of our allies against us. What a moron.
Why is ever country allowed to return illegal immigrants except the US? Why do they get a pass?
There’s plenty of solutions here but the Trump side just doesn’t seem to be looking for them
What a message
If a 50% tariff hits Colombian goods, things are about to get ugly, for both sides. The U.S.-Colombia trade relationship isn’t just some minor footnote in global economics; it’s deeply embedded in how Americans stock their grocery shelves. Coffee? Flowers? Bananas? All staples that flow heavily from Colombia. A 50% tariff would make those products skyrocket in price for U.S. consumers, turning your $5 bag of coffee into a $10 luxury item and making Valentine’s Day roses cost as much as a decent dinner out. Grocery stores would scramble to find alternatives, but good luck replacing the sheer volume and quality Colombia provides overnight.
From a geopolitical angle, this kind of tit-for-tat policy will shred U.S.-Colombia relations, one of the few relatively stable alliances in the region. Colombia’s counter-tariffs on U.S. goods mean American exports (think grains, machinery, and tech) would get significantly more expensive for Colombians, crippling their access to those imports and weakening U.S. businesses that rely on the Colombian market. Add in the broader anti-U.S. sentiment these policies will fuel, and you’re practically handing China and Russia a golden ticket to expand their influence in South America.
In the end, these kinds of retaliatory measures rarely “win” for either side. They’re just an economic game of chicken where regular people, American consumers and Colombian families—get caught in the wreckage. If it escalates further? The ripple effects on supply chains and regional stability could take years to untangle.
Why are the migrants in Honduras? I think I missed something.🤨
Plus Trump’s idiots misspelled Colombia in an official White House press release.
Funny, you can tell that the MAGAts posting confident stupidities here don’t know what they’re talking about because they do the same.
Biden had nearly 500 flights to Colombia and never had these issues.
Dang he folded like a wet napkin
Why won’t a country accept its own citizens? Why should another country put up with it?
Yep paint the C17 white with a blue stripe and give everyone a cheap suit and attaché case. I sort of get the sensitivity but if they’re accepting them back should it really matter?
wait what? If he is going to cave to Trump, just let our planes to land. If he is not, just stand firm. This just sounds pitiful.
I thought Honduras previously said any attempt to deport immigrants to their country would result in the US Army being evicted from their bases there.
Does NO ONE ON EARTH understand how to use the word “NO” ???!?!?!
The problem is that the U.S. imports far more than Colombia does. In this case, a 50% tariff does not balance out because the volume of trade is unequal. As a result, Colombia still ends up at a disadvantage.
Then Eric Trump posts a hissy fit of a Tweet then deleted it. This family is ridiculous.
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