White House says Colombia agrees to take deported migrants after Trump tariff showdown
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The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S., hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs.

Actual headline buried the lead. The headline: "US, Colombia clash over deportations and raise tariffs in show of Trump’s pledge to limit migration

  • bstix@feddit.dkEnglish
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    2 days ago

    There’s no embargo. Colombia doesn’t need to do anything.

    Trump is putting a tariff on the coffee. USA consumes almost 300 times more coffee than they produce. Even if they could produce 300 times more than they already do, it’s very unlikely that they can do it cheaper than Colombia. The price for Americans is simply going to increase by 25%

    The backlash will come from Americans.