Donald Trump states that diplomatic tension with Colombia left him a lesson: see what he said

The president of USADonald Trump, said Monday that diplomatic tension with Colombia He has left him the lesson that his philosophy of “Peace is achieved strongly” works.

On board the presidential plane Air Force One, a journalist asked him what he had learned from the dispute with Colombia, to which he responded briefly: “Peace is achieved strongly”.

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At another time of conversation with the press, Trump said that, in the end, “everything has gone very well with Colombia.” “I appreciate that they have agreed to do what we wanted,” said the president as he returned to Washington after intervening at a meeting of the Republican party in Florida.

Trump also defended the work of migratory agents and said they are doing “a fantastic job”, deporting “dangerous criminals” at a tremendous rhythm outside the United States.

“Can you imagine it? They have murderers, drug traffickers, gang members, murderers of all kinds, and do not want them to be handcuffed. Would you like to be the two pilots who go in front of the plane and that there are 300 people on board that are murderers, drug traffickers And of all kinds, and that they have to fly with them without having wives? “He wondered.

“It makes no sense, but In the end everything has gone very well with Colombia. I appreciate that they have agreed to do what we wanted, “he insisted.

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The crisis with Colombia

Deportations ordered by Trump derived this Sunday in An unprecedented crisis in the relationship with Colombiathe largest ally in the United States in Latin America for decades.

After the Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, refused to receive two aircraft with deported migrants from the United States, Trump announced the imposition of 25% tariffs on Colombia and warned that in a week they would rise to 50%, in addition to revoking visas.

In response, Petro ordered the Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Luis Carlos Reyes, apply the principle of reciprocity and raise the tariffs of US imports by 25%.

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Although the exact reason for which Petro rejected deportation flights – a habitual practice from the Joe Biden government – has not been specified, seems to be related to the use of military airplanes and the fact that migrants arrived handcuffed, something that the United States has already done on flights similar to Brazil.

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After several hours of diplomatic tension, both countries announced at night a resolution of the conflict, with The lifting of the restrictions once the first deportation aircraft in Bogotá.

The United States is Colombia’s main trading partner, while Colombia occupies the 23rd position in the United States partners list. Among the main products exported by the South American country to its ally are refined oil, gold, aluminum, coal, coffee and flowers. In turn, he is an important American corn importer.

“Many countries” are “very happy”: Trump

Trump also said that “many countries” are “very happy” to receive undocumented people from other countries, but did not indicate what nations they were.

“There are many countries (interested) and are very happy to receive them. And obviously they benefit in certain ways, through trade or whatever, but we have numerous countries that will receive them,” said the president in statements to the press on board From the presidential aircraft Air Force One.

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To the question of whether Albania could be one of these countries, the president only replied: “It could be.”

According to CBS News, the Trump government would be negotiating with El Salvador An agreement that would allow the United States to deport immigrants from third countries, including alleged members of organized crime. The agreement could be designed mainly to allow Trump’s government to deport Venezuelans and thus avoid dealing with the rejection of the Government of Nicolás Maduro to those repatriations.