Bogota:
US President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered comprehensive tariffs and sanctions against Colombia. According to the information, Colombia has refused to accept military deportation flights and due to this Trump has imposed these tariffs and restrictions. After this, Colombia’s leftist President Gustavo Petro also announced the imposition of tariffs on American products, and also said that returning migrants would be treated respectfully.

25 percent tariff imposed on products coming from Colombia

It has only been a week since Donald Trump assumed the office of President and he has announced the imposition of a 25 percent tariff on products coming from Colombia and has also promised to increase it to 50 percent within a week. Will give.

Trump wrote this on Truth Social

However, it is unclear how soon the tariffs will be implemented, as Colombia, historically one of Washington’s closest allies in Latin America, has a free trade agreement with the United States. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, “These measures are just the beginning. We will not allow the Colombian government to violate its legal obligations to accept and deport criminals forced into the United States!”

You Will Never Overcome Us – Guerrilla

On this, former leftist guerrilla Petro said that he has instructed his Foreign Trade Minister to “increase the tariff on imports from America to 25%”. In a post addressed to Trump on X, he said, “You will never overpower us.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is scheduled to visit Latin America in a few days, said the US Embassy in Bogota is suspending the issuance of all visas.

He also said he was imposing visa restrictions on Colombian officials and their family members, with Trump vowing to subject Colombians to greater scrutiny at US airports.