Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) mentioned amid fears of a commerce battle with Colombia on Sunday that President Trump “is all about making inflation WORSE for working class Americans, not better.”
“To “punish” Colombia, Trump is about to make each American pay much more for espresso,” the New York Democrat mentioned on the social platform X.
“Remember: *WE* pay the tariffs, not Colombia,” she added. “Trump is all about making inflation WORSE for working class Individuals, not higher. He’s lining the pockets of himself and the billionaire class.”
Previous to Ocasio-Cortez’s remarks, Trump mentioned in a submit on Reality Social 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,” he mentioned.
Trump added that the Colombian president’s “denial of these flights has jeopardized the National Security and Public Safety of the United States,” and mentioned he ordered administration officers “to right away take the next pressing and decisive retaliatory measures,” together with U.S.-bound items dealing with tariffs of 25 % and the prohibition of journey “on the Colombian Government Officials, and all Allies and Supporters.”
Petro then ordered a rise to import tariffs on items from the U.S. in response to Trump’s remarks. In a submit on X later Sunday, he mentioned he had directed the “foreign trade minister to raise import tariffs from the U.S. by 25%.”
Nevertheless, the White Home mentioned in an e mail late Sunday an settlement between the U.S. and Colombia had been reached.
“The Government of Colombia has agreed to all of President Trump’s terms, including the unrestricted acceptance of all illegal aliens from Colombia returned from the United States, including on U.S. military aircraft, without limitation or delay,” White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned in a press release emailed to The Hill.
Trump campaigned on reducing costs for Individuals.
The Hill has reached out to the White Home for remark.
