Colombian President Gustavo Petro responded to President Donald Trump's "emergency" 50% tariffs by imposing equal counter-tariffs.
Petro announced the measure just hours after Trump revealed the retaliatory economic sanctions on Sunday.
I am informed that you're imposing a 50% import tariff on us; I do the same," the Colombian President wrote on social media.
Petro's announcement came attached to a lengthy letter addressed to Trump in which he extensively criticized the United States, claiming he would "resist."
Petro described Trump and other American leaders as "slaveholders" who saw Colombians as an "inferior race.".
The Republican president also suggested Petro's denial of the flights "jeopardized the National Security and Public Safety of the United States.".
He also pointed out the 15,660 U.S. citizens "established in Colombia" without proper documentation, calling on them to regularize their status. »