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It’s not the first time this has happened, and I think that was complete BS on [Petro’s] part,
Petro’s intent is clear: he is legitimizing the dictatorship in Venezuela and Cuba, taking Colombia into a different geopolitical orbit,
It was a pretty, I would say, poorly conceived effort by the Colombians on this front, and for numerous reasons, but, but in particular, because the Colombian economy and society and its security apparatus, defense apparatus, they're also deeply integrated with the U.S. and dependent on the U.S.,
I want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking about making that dangerous trek to the United States-Mexico border: Do not come. Do not come."
Harris told Guatemalans that same year The Biden administration was doing very little to push back on some of the really disruptive actions by the Petro government… including on security cooperation and countering drug trafficking,
said Andres Martinez-Fernandez, Latin America analyst at the Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center He was taking a shot, probably not expecting the U.S. to come down as hard as it did, when it did, because I imagine he wanted to draw this out,
said Joseph Humire, executive director at the Center for a Secure Free Society, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit I can say quite clearly: Don’t come,
Biden told ABC in an interview in 2021 We’re in the process of getting set up. Don’t leave your town or city or community."
Today's events make clear to the world that America is respected again. President Trump will continue to fiercely protect our nation's sovereignty, and he expects all other nations of the world to fully cooperate in accepting the deportation of their citizens illegally present in the United States,
The White House said in a statement ... the White House said in a statement To write off this clear violation of law by saying, ‘Well,’ that ‘technically, he broke law.’ Yeah, he broke the law,
he told MSNBC’s Meet The Press on Sunday I think Trump’s greatest superpower might be his absolutely insane ability to make everyone he has a fight with lose their mind,
the president shared on Truth Social We will continue receiving the Colombians who return as deportees, guaranteeing them conditions of dignity,
Petro’s response to Trump was foolish and it was a fight he won’t win,
Sergio Guzmán, an analyst at Colombia Risk Analysis, said before the two sides reached an agreement The FX market is still operating off a potential Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China,
Chris Turner, head of foreign-exchange strategy at ING, wrote in a research note Today’s events make clear to the world that America is respected again,
These measures are just the beginning. We will not allow the Colombian Government to violate its legal obligations with regard to the acceptance and return of the Criminals they forced into the United States!”
Threatening tariffs and sanctions, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday Colombia has been working for decades to expand its commercial partnerships and diversify its international relations. However, expecting Colombia to immediately replace the export destinations for its products and services or the scale of US investments is unrealistic in the short term,
Tariffs could also trigger a devaluation of the Colombian peso, increasing economic risks and exerting inflationary pressure due to the rising costs of imported goods and raw materials,
I cannot allow migrants to remain in a country that does not want them; but if that country sends them back, it must be with dignity and respect for them and for our country,
For Colombia, such actions could lead to the loss of thousands of jobs, particularly in sectors like oil and gas, gold, coffee, and flowers,