Steve HermanPresident Trump says he's taking immediate retaliatory measures against Colombia for its government not allowing two repatriation flights from the US, "with a large number of Illegal Criminals," to land there.
Update: Colombia's president to offer his presidential plane for repatriation of Colombian nationals deported from the US.
"President Trump is not messing around when it comes to protecting America’s Homeland." - Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary on the immediate actions imposed against Colombia
Colombia’s president “authorized flights and provided all needed authorizations and then canceled his authorization when the planes were in the air.“ - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
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Two things bother me about that claim, well, three.
1. That I'm reluctant to believe anything that Administration states, even if apparent evidence were produced;
2. That a claim that the president of another country would be personally doing air traffic control's job is offered as if plausible - presidents have people for that, and presidents have their own work to do;
3. That the former probably doesn't apply to the Trump Admin.
Two things bother me about that claim, well, three.
1. That I'm reluctant to believe anything that Administration states, even if apparent evidence were produced;
2. That a claim that the president of another country would be personally doing air traffic control's job is offered as if plausible - presidents have people for that, and presidents have their own work to do;
3. That the former probably doesn't apply to the Trump Admin.
Jonah Gibberish@midgephoto @w7voa it's all a lie. The Trump administration sent the Colombians back in chains and on a military flight, both of which aren't how migrants are returned, normally it's on a commercial flight and not in chains.