White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff showdown
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The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S., hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs.

Actual headline buried the lead. The headline: "US, Colombia clash over deportations and raise tariffs in show of Trump’s pledge to limit migration

  • @jordanlundMEnglish
    -4•2 days ago

    You’re misreading the quote, flip it around:

    “The White House says the US will not go ahead with tariffs on Colombia, after Bogota agreed to accept - without restrictions - deported migrants.”

    They aren’t saying Bogota made the agreement without restrictions, they are saying they aren’t going ahead with the tariffs. Maybe the excuse they’re giving is bullshit, but if they said they were doing it and now they say they’re not, that’s likely true until the NEXT time they decide to reverse themselves (3-2-1…!)

    Now, if Bogota had not agreed to the flights, with or without restrictions, why would they call off the tariffs?

    • @RunawayFixerEnglish
      10•2 days ago

      There’s countless reasons why they could have called off a tariff war, not least of which is that Colombia has a trade deficit with the usa, which would make a tariff war a very dumb idea for the USA.

      This is all just classic Trump:
      Make some dumb threats. Others explain to Trump how it will personally harm him somehow (otherwise he wouldn’t care). Cancel the threats and declare victory. The other party shrugs, but keeps silent to avoid harming Trump’s fragile ego.