That didn’t take long.
Following the issuance of crippling measures by President Donald Trump against Colombia and its leaders, President Gustavo Petro reversed his stance on accepting illegal aliens being deported back to the nation. He even offered to allow his own plane to be used to pick them up.
According to The Gateway Pundit:
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, a former Marxist guerrilla and a vocal critic of the U.S. foreign policy, has embarrassingly bowed to President Donald Trump’s strategic pressure, making a drastic U-turn by sending the presidential plane to collect Colombian deportees previously barred from landing.
This move comes after Petro’s initial bravado in blocking two U.S. military deportation flights, a decision that sparked a fiery response from the Trump administration.
President Trump, in a characteristic show of force, didn’t just criticize Petro’s actions but retaliated heavily by implementing severe economic and travel sanctions against Colombia.
In less than two hours after the sanctions were announced, Petro caved.
🚨 #BREAKING UPDATE: After President Trump SLAMMED Colombia with sanctions, Colombian President Gustavo Petro now says he will be sending the presidential plane to pick up deportees from the US, per CNN
That didn’t take long! 🤣
THIS is what strong leadership looks like.… pic.twitter.com/AWtSe6xNgp
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 26, 2025
The tariffs were issued from the 3rd hole and Colombia caved by the 8th hole. https://t.co/FYnL0RLhax
— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) January 26, 2025
BREAKING: Just minutes after President Trump's retaliatory measures, the President of Colombia just offered to send his presidential plane to the United States to be used for deportation flights.
THIS IS BEYOND HILARIOUS pic.twitter.com/A7UXADltYB
— George (@BehizyTweets) January 26, 2025
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