U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro late Sunday ended their public tit-for-tat that began when military planes with migrants were blocked from landing at the South American nation's airport,
President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro defended their views on social media and imposed tariffs on each other’s goods.
Colombia is a relatively minor trading partner to the United States, but some industries are much more exposed than others.
Presidents Donald Trump and Gustavo Petro, in a series of social media posts, defended their views on migration, with the latter accusing Trump of not treating immigrants with dignity during deportation and announcing a retaliatory 25% increase in Colombian tariffs on U.S. goods.
The U.S. will not impose sanctions and tariffs on Colombia after the South American nation agreed to accept deported migrants from the United States, the White House press secretary said in a statement late on Sunday.
The White House said Sunday night that a U.S.-Colombia agreement had come together in the wake of a back-and-forth between the two countries over topics including immigration and tariffs.
The White House said on Sunday that it would hold off on the tariffs, saying Colombia had "agreed to all of President Trump's terms."
Donald Trump claimed an early victory for a coercive foreign policy based on tariffs and hard power on Sunday after announcing Colombia had backed down in a dispute over migrant repatriation flights.
Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo said his country would receive returning Colombian nationals who were deported from the United States following a showdown with Washington over accepting the flights.
The White House is claiming victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S., hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on imports and other sanctions on the longtime U.
The president has made immigration an early priority to start second term, with ICE making over 900 arrests Sunday.