Colombia’s President Responds to Trump’s 50% Tariffs with Equal Counter Tariffs and Vows to Boost Trade With China

https://www.latintimes.com/colombia-retalitory-tariffs-trump-deportation-flight-petro-573538

36 comments

  1. Nice going, Trump, you utter moron. China is going to win big because of Trump’s incompetence and ego

  3. This is just going to be an absolute Speedrun of an economic and international implosion isn’t it?

  4. Making enemies at record speed.
    It could end up America only.

  6. Don Jr be like “the nose candy still on the way though right? RIGHT!?!”

  7. Can’t wait for him to do this to panama and we watch the Panamanians actually let China control the canal

  8. China is offering to reopen talks with Canada.

    Remember the cheap raw materials, fresh water, oil and precious metals from Russia, give China an amazing advantage to compete globally.

    The cheap raw materials, oil and precious metals from Canada gives the USA the same distinct advantage.

    Russia and Canada are gifted with every single mineral, material and fuel source in the entire world…and China is going to be able to have both of them.

  9. Well I for one enjoy Colombian coffee.
    …and I’ll get to continue enoying it.  Why?
    I’m in Canada.  BWAHAHAHAHA

  11. Boy, I sure do love watching these world leaders trying to fuck our lives up just to gain the edge in their pissing contest.

  12. Canadians are already revamping the speed build of a pacific coast pipeline to replace exports to the US and to permanently move the price to global index price rather than the discount rate the US has historically paid for it. 

    If that happens it will be China buying the supply in the future and even if full volume resumes to US refineries it will be at an increased rate going forward. 

    The only hope of maintaining the lower prices Americans are used to for gas would be to not give incentive to build those lines. 

  13. Columbia already caved and gave Trump everything he wanted. Even offered to use Colombian planes to pick up the deported people

  14. If China plays the cards correctly this is their speed run to world leader.

  15. Its the year 2027: eggs are $25 a dozen, gas is $17 a gallon, the average fast food meal is $27 but who cares cuz We OwNeD tHe FuCkIn LiBs BaBy

  17. CEOs for Coca Cola, Pepsi, Nestle, Philip Morris, holy fuck who knows how many, are about to have conversations with federal judges, full bird colonels and Wall Street bak managers they golf with. The conversations will not be pretty.

  18. I think Trumps job is to bankrupt the country and kill democracy.. and we are just watching it happen.

  20. Exactly what trumpie did to the grain markets. China quit buying from us over the tariffs. Then Trump bailed out the farmers because of his screwup. He didn’t learn anything

  23. Breaking News: Colombia accepts all of President Trumps terms. Tariffs on hold.

  24. Pedro caved.

    Per WH:

    The Government of Colombia has agreed to all of President Trump’s terms, including the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens from Colombia returned from the United States, including on U.S. military aircraft, without limitation or delay.”

     “Based on this agreement, the fully drafted IEEPA tariffs and sanctions will be held in reserve, and not signed, unless Colombia fails to honor this agreement”

  25. For any new people reading this, looks like tariffs have already been paused.

  26. Am i missing something the article doesn’t mention china, or is that mentioned somewhere else?
    no doubt that will end up happening but i don’t see it mentioned.

  29. 🤣 at everyone still commenting without knowing that Columbia caved in to every Trump demand. Half you people here are very very reactionary and scared.

  30. Did every world leader just learn the word tariffs in the last few months or what?

  35. Is this the so called respect that Donald claimed the world was gonna have for the States? Because it sure as hell looks like we’re the laughing stock.

    •Canada said no to being a state, and is also threatening to cut off their resources and will place retaliatory tariffs.

    •Greenland refused to be bought out

    •Panama pushed that they’re not handing over the Canal.

    •And now, both Mexico and Venezuela are even calling Donald out for his lunacy and refusing to go along with his bs, the latter bringing up trade with China was definitely a diplomatic f**k you to Don. It be hilarious if it weren’t for the fact this this is actually happening IRL.

  36. Gotcha. So Trump was right, huh? Although there was plenty of evidence already of Chinese colonialism in South America. Every place the USA or Europe ignores (for some stupid reason) – there is China’s corrupting influence. That’s how communism always worked – you shit everywhere your enemies don’t look.

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