Posted on 01/26/2025 2:56:36 PM PST by Morgana
Colombian President Gustavo Petro backed down on his declaration that he would not accept deportation flights from the United States. He now says he will send his presidential plane to personally pick up the deported migrants, a U.S. official with knowledge on the matter told Breitbart News.
The Colombian president’s backpedaling came after President Donald Trump announced he would impose numerous sanctions—including “emergency 25% tariffs”—on Colombia in response to Petro’s reversal of his promise to accept deportation flights.
On Sunday, Petro — who initially said he would accept deportation flights from the U.S. but then refused to receive two flights containing a total of 160 deportable migrants — suggested he changed his mind about accepting the flights because the U.S. treats “Colombian migrants as criminals.”
Petro then demanded the United States “establish a protocol for the dignified treatment of migrants before we receive them.”
President Trump responded to the matter in a Sunday Truth Social post, declaring, “I was just informed that two repatriation flights from the United States, with a large number of Illegal Criminals, were not allowed to land in Colombia.”
“This order was given by Colombia’s Socialist President Gustavo Petro, who is already very unpopular amongst his people,” Trump continued. “Petro’s denial of these flights has jeopardized the National Security and Public Safety of the United States.”
President Trump went on to reveal that in response to this, he directed his administration “to immediately take the following urgent and decisive retaliatory measures:”
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He is only taking back these certain illegals, not any more. But we’ll see about that.
Aren’t these the worst of the worst?
“in response to Petro’s reversal of his promise to accept deportation flights”
so, Petro was for it before he was agin it and then he was for it again ... sounds like a typical Democrat ... at any rate: F with the Bull, get the horns!
It’s like this was staged. Now the rest know what not to do. Too easy.
Petro is going to try to save face by saying sending the criminals on a military plane was “ undignified” Stupid ahole
WE send our very best troops on those C17s.
Biden would have sent them 1st class.
Reports of the current minute’s situation seem to vary.
Columbia seems to be in flux.
I suggested the same thing on another thread. If I didn't know better I would say Presidents Trump and Petro arranged to enact a dramatic skit on the world stage to make President Trump look good.
I'm not sure what would be in it for Petro other than ignominy.
Those basturds are just the beginning of the beginning of Colombian criminals.
These countries unloaded all their scum and sent them to the US.
Petro is going to try to save face by saying sending the criminals on a military plane was “ undignified”
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The dignity crap is nonsense. He just doesn’t want to take back his own people.
“a total of 160 deportable migrants”
What about the other 999,840 deportable Colombian illegals in the USA? That’s going to be a LOT of plane flights at 160 per. El Presidente’s plane will be busy for ten years.
Making an example of what’s in store for those countries who don’t want to take back their own people.
Da truf of the situation seems to be in flux.
Maybe in the Mon. AM we will know.
It’s really disgusting how the skanks and fags in the “media” here were cheering on the Colombian Marxist pig over President Trump. We’ve got a lot of garbage calling themselves Americans here that need their commie butts deported too. Real garbage with bogus diplomas. Real haters. Cheering for foreigners. We Americans need to stay sharp and get ready to kick some more RAT’s ass in 2026 and 2028.
The coffee beaner, Petro, was influenced by the “media” fags here who are pushing the foreign maggots to attack President Trump. We need to stand by our president and stick it to the treasonous fart left.
Let them top off the fuel tanks and then ADD THE FUEL COSTS FOR OUR AIRCRAFT THAT WERE REFUSED LANDING CLEARANCE TO THE BILL !!!
Trump put up a meme of himself wearing a godfather hat on Truth Social and the caption was FAFO. I am LMAO!
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