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

  • @RunawayFixer
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    102 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.