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Laffy

"Rubio said he was authorising visa restrictions on Colombian officials & their families “who were responsible for interference of US repatriation flight operations”

BUT:

"Colombia’s statement: Murillo & Colombia’s ambassador to US would..travel to DC to continue diplomatic dialogue & ease tensions"

+ refused to accept 2 US military aircraft:

"“The government of Colombia … has the presidential plane ready to facilitate the return of Colombians.."

aljazeera.com/economy/2025/1/2

Al Jazeera · How Trump coerced Colombia to accept deportees by threatening US tariff warBy Sarah Shamim

@GottaLaff

I am curious - to what extent would the pilots or crews of a C-17 / C-130 be able to refuse the order to transport deportees? Anyone know that one?

@GottaLaff @cturnbow I believe military members cannot refuse a direct order unless it’s an illegal order or one which is impossible to carry out.

@GottaLaff

The next step was going to be Trump telling the Columbian government if they didn't agree, the people being deported would "sleep with the fishes".

@Wileymiller Colombia, of course, got more than Trump lied about/let on.

@GottaLaff @Wileymiller

I read that Colombia's main demand was that people not be shackled in chains, which the US agreed to, so Colombia agreed to accept them. (I'm in Colombia reading El Pais in Spanish. )

@GottaLaff @Wileymiller

I found @Pachacutec earlier today thanks to your post and followed him. Thanks!

@Pachacutec @GottaLaff @Wileymiller

Ha ha, I avoid the opinion section in El Pais. I find the main editorial pretty decent, but the individuals could be straight from Fox. One guy was explaining how socialism was inherently bad and corrupting and capitalism was the ONLY possible and moral system. He must have recently awoken from a long coma after reading too much Ayn Rand. Another was ranting who Petro was a communist…

That’s why rich people buy media - to have those guys propagandize us.

@GottaLaff it's interesting to see the numbers in the story of people returned, especially last year

In the end this whole blow up was because Trump didn't follow due process

Turns out Colombia was fine with taking people back if they did but Trump blew everything out of all proportion, as usual, to try and make himself look strong. What an idiot

Glad it got sorted

AOC was very good, hitting the simple line of you'll pay more for your coffee because of Trump and his tariffs