There are moments in life to just savor. This is one of them.
Apparently, Colombia has refused repatriation flights of illegal aliens. President Trump responds forcefully, in what can only be described as epic, in part due to the timing of this. Colombia is the #1 exporter of long stem roses (and other flowers) to the USA. Valentines Day is about two weeks away. I love Trump!
President Trump (via Truth Social) – I was just informed 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. Petro’s denial of these flights has jeopardized the National Security and Public Safety of the United States, so I have directed my Administration to immediately take the following urgent and decisive retaliatory measures:
-Emergency 25% tariffs on all goods coming into the United States. In one week, the 25% tariffs will be raised to 50%.
-A Travel Ban and immediate Visa Revocations on the Colombian Government Officials, and all Allies and Supporters.
-Visa Sanctions on all Party Members, Family Members, and Supporters of the Colombian Government.
-Enhanced Customs and Border Protection Inspections of all Colombian Nationals and Cargo on national security grounds.
-IEEPA Treasury, Banking and Financial Sanctions to be fully imposed.
These measures are just the beginning. We will not allow the Colombian Government to violate its legal obligations with regard to the acceptance and return of the Criminals they forced into the United States! (Source)
Seriously folks, there could not be better timing.
This might be a little salty, but this is FAFO at an exponential level of winning.
“Enhanced Customs and Border Protection Inspections of all Colombian Nationals and Cargo on national security grounds.“
Do you realize how important the export of Valentines Day flowers is to the Colombian flower industry, it’s huge. This is epic.
In the aviation industry, the contracts for overnight flower deliveries (Roses) from Colombia on/around Feb 8 to 12th are some of the biggest air cargo logistical operations reoccurring on an annual basis.
Bananas, Coffee and especially Flowers. lolol
“Rose Garden” …nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say-no-more, say-no-more!
THIS!!
WINNING! President Trump Savagely Taunts Colombian President With Gangster Image After Announcing Consequences for Blocking Illegal Alien Flights, Tells Him to “F*ck Around and Find Out (FAFO)”
WINNING! President Trump Savagely Taunts Colombian President With Gangster Image After Announcing Consequences for Blocking Illegal Alien Flights, Tells Him to “F*ck Around and Find Out (FAFO)”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/01/winning-president-trump-savagely-taunts-colombian-president-gangster/
To fully understand just how remarkable today’s exchange with Colombia was, you need to understand how Washington DC has traditionally worked through these sorts of issues, and the different way it works now under Trump.
I’ll illustrate.
Traditional Approach:
1. Colombia announces it will not take our repatriation flights.
2. On Monday, the State Department convenes an interagency task force with DoD, NSC, DEA, INS, ICE, Commerce, Treasury and Homeland Security.
3. The task force meets for four days and develops a position paper.
4. The position paper is rejected by the Secretary of State, who is unhappy that insufficient equity considerations are built into the process.
5. The task force reconvenes a week later to redevelop three new, equity-centric courses of action and create a new position paper.
6. The process is delayed a week because Washington DC gets three inches of snow.
7. SecState approves the new position paper for interagency circulation, and considerable input is received from the heads of other departments so the task force must reconvene.
8. The original three proposed responsive courses of action are scrapped in favor of a new, fourth course of action that achieves the worst aspects of the three prior courses of action but satisfies the interagency.
9. Someone in State who disagrees leaks to the Washington Post, who writes a story about how ineffective the Presidential administration is.
10. The White House Chief of Staff sets up a session three days later to brief the President, who approves the new fourth course of action.
11. Over a month after the issue is first raised, the State Department Public Affairs Officer holds a press conference announcing that Colombia has agreed to try to send fewer criminals into the US and everyone declares victory.
Trump Approach:
1. Colombia announces it will not take our repatriation flights.
2. After a par-5 third hole where he goes one under par, Trump uses his iPhone to post on social media as to how the USA will destroy Colombia’s economy if they do not do what the USA demands.
3. By the time Trump gets to the par-4 sixth hole, Colombia’s President has agreed to repatriate all the illegal Colombians in his own plane, which he will pay for.
4. Trump finishes three under par and goes to the clubhouse for a Diet Coke where he posts a gangsta AI image of himself and the new FAFO Doctrine.
5. Winning.
See the difference?
It’s called LEADERSHIP.
That pretty much sums it up..
What you outline is the DC mentality in which the Process is the Outcome and the Outcome is part of the Process.
There are no outcomes, only process. Endless process.
Are you Cynical Publius??!!
That’s actually just about what really ended up happening, minus the Columbian pig using his own aircraft, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“Useless bureaucrats hardest hit”
Donald Trump is decisive, authoritative and masterful.🦁👑
I would not bet against him. 👍
His mission is America. 🇺🇸
God bless and protect him 🙏 on the success of this journey!❤️🤍💙
Have a look!
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113896394915126793
Cynical Publius
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To fully understand just how remarkable today’s exchange with Colombia was, you need to understand how Washington DC has traditionally worked through these sorts of issues, and the different way it works now under Trump.
Cont….
Is he still backing down or am I reading the headlines and intro wrong over at zero?
My understanding is Petro agreed to accept the current flights but has refused to agree on future flights. To add the to the confusion there is a supposed translation of his speech in which he comes across as a wanna-be Castro, but that came out before he caved (I think).
My guess is he agreed to the current flights, released a sickle and brimstone speech for domestic consumption, and will quietly accept future flights when international attention is focused somewhere else.
Thank you for the clarification. Most appreciated.
I was confused as well. Thanks for the clarification. It makes sense that he would release a propaganda piece after he bent the knee. If this is the case, he agrees to future flights as well. He is not that stupid to play cute with Trump again.
“El Maricon” will soon go the way of Marc Rutte, Jacinda Ardern and other green morons.
Except CFR Rutte is now heading up NATO and Young Global Leader ADERN is a professor at Haaaaavard!
Columbia or any country not willing take back their citizens we should give all the returnees a parachute and kick them out of airplane over the country. Simple. And saves fuel by eliminating landing and taking off again. Also not put our military in hostile territory. Nice and clean.
Thank you for posting. Now I know what FAFO means.
Cavity searches..Lolz
I am beside all this winning with President Trump thankfully in office again!! We here at CTH know Trump won 2020. I pray after I am gone from earth the 2020 steal will be proven.
I pray it gets proven while you’re still on the earth, IOW, as soon as possible.
All that President Trump is doing for us can be quickly reversed by the next fool in the WH. All of this winning should boost interest in supporting GOP candidates.
With fair elections and MAGA minded politicians, we can cement all he is doing to mitigate future damage.
Gop not RGOP
Ultimately, we all know those countries are resisting because they profit from the criminal outflow of US dollars into their countries. They would rather be nothing more than a tick on America’s ass than to act like humans and build up their own nations. Pathetic!
You are more correct than people can even imagine!
Breaking: White House Press Release!
Thank you!
Invade Mexico and end this circus we are forced to live through day after day, year after year. I mean, seriously. Like that next door neighbor that has loud, obnoxious parties every weekend. Enough already. Build the wall, 100% tariffs on everything they try to move across our border and force them to negotiate an unconditional surrender.
No western union back out of this country. You want to take it out, carry it.
LOL, I do love it when it all seems to be crumbling uphill with a win after win. Godspeed President Trump, you da man!
…. and just like that, the U.S. has a new unofficial national motto, and the U.S. Marines have an inscription to put on the tip of their spear.
… and the frequency of the internet term “toxic masculinity” plummets, while the term Leader rises exponentially behind the word Trump.
… peace and safety through strength is a concept now being taught to children again
Displaying outrage at being offended does not create justice. Law, order, enforcement, and justice creates the foundation for productivity, prosperity, and the pursuit of Truth and happiness.
So many prayers being answered. Beyond my wildest hopes so far, I almost cannot stand the light of His glory, the strength and truth of the principles of God.
Yet I have learned to take one day at a time. Be grateful one day at a time. Use good days to submit further and allow for more spiritual transformation.
Bang bang , clunk clunk Trump’s silver hammer comes down upon paidrows head. Bang bang, clunk clunk paidrow’s dread.
ZAP!
One of the best parts is always the Dem kneejerk fear mongering reaction at a tariff threat: “your ___ is going to go up in price!!11!1”
Then the tariff threat accomplishes the intended goal without ever having to be imposed, and the freak-out price increase fear mongering is all for naught.
This is the worst possible reporting on what happened.
Dang. No wonder people who depend on this for “news” are so low-info and misinformed.
From the comments. Unfortunately, it’s from one of the very new ones.
…” So I guess we are just going to skip over the fact that Trump told them they would be denied entry to the US and tariffs up to 50% starting immediately. Causing Columbia to change their tunes within an hour. But that would be giving Trump and tariffs too much credit, abc would hate to do that.”…..
The wise and reasonable President of Colombia chose the route of peace and diplomacy in response to the harsh, aggressive, impulsive emotional outburst from 34 time convicted felon and twice impeached Trump.
Good sum up of the MSM spin.
OK then. From now on Colombia will foot the bill for transport of their own illegals and criminals. Good job, President Trump.
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I dont drink columbian coffee…..I buy my own beans and roast them and NEVER by columbian….el salador and lost of african…
The key here is President Trump made a perfectly reasonable request: Allow YOUR OWN CITIZENS to return home after being kicked out of the US. Nothing politically difficult or expensive for the other government.
And the President of Columbia decided to show his a**. So President Trump swatted it, hard, with the kind of economic sanctions that get the Columbian president’s biggest (legitimate) political donors blowing up his phone screaming FIX THIS MESS RIGHT NOW!!
And within hours, he folded like a cheap suit. Well played, President Trump.
Now we’re talking ! Feels good to see someone stand up for the taxpayers.
Where I live these creeps are everywhere, they’re organized and up until now above the law just like the bureaucrats and NGOs that brought them here.
While he’s at it how about helping out the American ranchers. America First
Your writing shows your joy Sundance!
Thank you!
My Fellow Americans………..
We have our President back right where he belongs!
God Bless Donald J Trump, MAGA and God Bless America!
Winning is the way it’s supposed to be!
I was a salesperson for a wholesale florist some years back. Whatever idea you have in your head about how much money is in the floral industry, quadruple the amount. The top “seasons” in the industry are Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Christmas, and weddings.
Columbia is, in fact, a big source for American wholesalers, as is the Dutch auction in Holland.
What’s really funny is California hosts many of the top American growers. Newsome probably can’t figure out which side he’s on now! 🙂
Long-stem roses rotting on the tarmac. Visualize that. Skinning cats comes to mind.
#1 exporter of long stem roses….HAHAHAHA
I still dont get why people have been tricked into believing buying something that is already dead on arrival is a symbol of love. Its like the way the media has made people believe Wheaties is the breakfast of champions. AI aims to keep it that way.
Flowers are easy, varied, beautiful and you don’t have to worry about picking the wrong waist size. I don’t think they had to trick anyone, all they had to do was make them available year round instead of seasonal.
I like the look on Melania’s face – proud and smug.