And Trump and his idiotic MAGA supporters will feel the heat when prices keep rising and tariffs are paid by them! That’s right! The consumer pays the tariffs!
So you do know that at least 120 planes deported Colombians under Biden last year, right? And that you heard nothing of it because Biden didn’t turn it into a propaganda war!
That's all great and everything, except for the fact that he's clearly lying about at least some things. Just for example, Corn was not discovered in Columbia. It was discovered some 7,000 years ago in the Mexican Highlands. Likewise, Columbia is 100% NOT the heart of the world.
Honestly, this entire post just seems like somebody rambling on about their beliefs in their nationality and even slight spirituality. A ramble that also contains several lies or inaccuracies at the very least. It actually doesn't go that hard at all.
I will explain it from my Panamanian bias (Colombian bias is the opposite from it):
USA technically carved Panama out of Colombia. The Colombian senate had rejected the treaty proposal by the US to take over the failed French canal and finish it themselves. Panamanian elites supported it.
It was in the middle of a civil war where liberals (the side Petro is pouring nostalgia towards) were fighting for federalism while conservatives did so for centralism. Conservatives won —a model which didn't benefit us, by the way, but which Bolivar did prefer back when he was alive.
nothing gives me more hope in successfully undermining & roadblocking the demented monster in the WH than the men & women in seats of power across the globe.
President Petro has zero fucks to give & it’s a delight to witness.
How proud and beautiful his message is. What a shame Trump would never honor it by reading it. All people, of all colors and beliefs, have a history to proudly share, and be honored for its contribution to civilization, not spat upon.
Let not these dark days define us.
This is meant for a Latin American audience. This is some big time latin macho chest beating here, the chivalrous poet warrior. This is probably a pretty cinematic moment in Colombia.
As a Colombian, this is a real display of a spineless criminal mass murder who pretends to be macho but CAVED within hours of throwing his little hissy fit
Colombians Hate this murder
You know nothing of Colombia or it's problems but are quick to align yourself him smh
Now that’s a tweet. I’m sure TFG had someone else read it, who then told him it was full of nice things about him. He’ll probably get it framed and hang it in the WH.
I loveeee it. I know Trump is so illiterate that he can barely understand anything from this letter but let me summarize it for him. Colombia is going rogue and it will let China help us with the economy and infrastructure among other things yayyyyyyy
Petro refused to accept prisoners, chained together and cuffed, like animals on a military plane.
He saw this as degrading and outrageous mistreatment.
Apparently they were then dumped in Honduras.
He sent a plane to pick them up.
The world is not going to stand for Trump's theatrics and hate. They will resist and push back against the baby-man in the White House. His bluster and bullying will not find traction amongst most intelligent world leaders. He will not succeed in making the world acquiesce to his whims.
An elegant, thoughtful, powerful riposte by Columbia's El Presidente to the First Felon Gringo of USA.
But will the narrow-minded, intellectually-challenged, halfwit Orange Turd even understand it?
Probably not. But we do. And we appreciate the pushback.
just a thought: if colombia is so great, why are people running away from it? how many US immigrants are in Colombia? Trump being.. himself, doesn’t excuse other countries from their responsibility for their poorly managed countries
I'm Colombian, and we came to America through the LEGAL means. Colombia is corrupt top to bottom
What most ignorant Americans don't know is the socialist policies they love are the reason people leave because it creates more poverty
Petro is a known criminal murder coward https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20p36e62gyo
Just look at this interaction, he writes this whole goofy manifesto on X to pretend he can take on Trump, then he CAVES in a matter or hours, had to send his PERSONAL plane to pick up COLOMBIAN CITIZENS
We wish we could stay in colombia but the laws and corruption are over the top
Plain & simple🤦♂️🤷
The orange lump of lard will need someone to decipher the honorable president of Colombia’s words to a 2nd grade level. And even then he won’t grasp the tone, the humanity, and the insult that has been cast his way! Most world leaders outside of Orban, Putin and Maloni will respond similarly.
NAH THAT WAS SOME KENDRICK LAMAR TYPE OF TIMING! my man basically said "I HATE THE WAY THAT YOU WALK, THE WAY THAT YOU TALK, I HATE THE WAY THAT YOU DRESS"
Unfortunately, he will not read it and even if he did, he wouldn’t understand any of it. Besides his stupidity, he clearly also has dementia setting in. That, coupled with no conscience, it will fail to have any impact on him.
He lacks the empathy gene so no he won’t get it and because he is so insecure about not understanding I am sure he will project it back and say “you know he isn’t a very smart person” like he always does.
He has also surrounded himself by some of the most evil people, with disgusting viewpoints who crave power and have access to enormous wealth. MORE people in this country better wake up soon or we are doomed.
The truth of it is that Colombia cannot survive without the USA funding. Colombia has always been anti America also the president there breathes that thinking (coming from a Colombian) I don’t see these two men measuring their cojones doing more than damaging each constituents
Unfortunately, there's no chance trump knows what a coup d'état is, and there's only a 25% chance his hired book reader made it that far before Naptime hit
All major networks are owned and controlled by billionaire oligarchs. Even the “liberal” ones like MSNBC are censoring and have been for a long time. They want you to believe they’re on your side, just like the Democrats, but they’re ALL COMPLICIT.
Right. I think Petro was mostly sending a message to his own people, calling to their sense of pride and dignity but also with (too much of) a nationalist touch. He'll probably go for reelection in 2026 and will need to show strength... and Trump is the ideal target.
I find myself wishing we had a President who loved his country and people so much that he would speak about our beautiful United States like all these other countries speak about theirs. Instead we get hate and vitriol, racism and bigotry, narcissism and cruelty. We are no longer the greatest nation
I blocked the rude comments. This post wasn’t about others getting attacked. It’s about the greatness that I am old enough to have witnessed in this Country. This is why we’re in this position, we can’t even stop fighting amongst ourselves and put that energy towards fighting for what we used to be.
The times you are remembering to be great were definitely better times but everything that is showing so boldly now was still in play at those times,it was just quiet so it didn’t affect you.we must stop fighting and unite and to do that,we also have to start listening to the experiences of others.
We have a giant baby bully who only wants power & money. He cares nothing for America. Just money, power & ego. Despicable. I hope every person in a middle class bracket who voted for him thinking he would make them rich, learns the very hard way that they were just a rung on a ladder to trump
What he says about Panama is dead on, I was stationed there and certain parts of the Republic, gringos dared not go! Central and South America won’t let tRump come in and take the canal without a fight!
Good work, Gustavo. It's a pity Don doesn't read; I suggest sending it to him in comic book format, with his picture on every page. That might retain his attention for a short while.
How sad it is that we find ourselves cheering and mentally high fiving the leaders of foreign countries when they are in dispute with the president of this country, and they put him in his place or make him look more foolish than he usually does himself.
President Pedro made it clear that Colombia has made itself land of the free (from white European oppressors) & home of the brave. The USA is now the land of oppressors & violence. With pardoned J6ers threatening our lives everyday bc of Trump’s inability to handle the truth, I think he’s right.
Oh yes, as a matter of fact I know Colombia pretty well. And I know how a populist Petro is, I know about his stance on Putin, Maduro, Hamas… and basically all the scum humanity produces and that he continuously defends 🤷🏻♂️
And I also know his popularity is pretty low, at 35% of approvals, which is why he made his little pathetic act this weekend. As if Colombians will forget the economic crisis with that 😂
well if you already know his work in colombia and all the things he did i actually cant change the way you think, probably try to read about his work on zipaquira or as a senator.
Man, Americans could get a valuable history lesson on how the US and big multinational corporations bear responsibility for decades of political turmoil and suffering in Central and South America from all the details he crams into this letter.The reference to Allende is a shot right in the chin.
In 2024, ~1M migrants were returned to their home countries. Protocols were apparently followed, because there was no uproar. Trump must have fired everyone who knows the process … sh*t happens when no one knows what they are doing. FAFO. Oh right, Kristi Noem is in charge and she was …
Half the country would cheer if someone would spit in his eye. Of course, since USSS has bots reading all this stuff, I personally would not condone such and act.
What a cry baby. Stay in Columbia that you love so much. We do not need you here. Also, that whiskey you are dreaming to have with Trump. Good Luck, Trump does not drink, at all. He is WAAAY smarter than that.
I guess…but he literally went and picked up the people himself on his own dime. He did what Trump wanted so we can assume t’s tariff threat will be lifted and no retaliation necessary (?) or no?
President Petro has the guts so conspicuously lacking in Congress. Unfortunately Trump will be completely unable to comprehend the President’s literary and historical references.
I imagine a copy of the text will be put into the president’s daily briefing. He does not read them. One of his boot lickers will verbalize an abridged version that he will not understand but will take great insult from. He will rage and do another adderall.
He’s functionally illiterate. And this is what they want. It’s all part of the Russian plans to cripple the U.S. and gut it just like Putin did to Russia.
People who voted for this fascist regime are pro-sex trafficking, pro-rape, pro-slavery, pro-terrorism. May God make them pay for their sins.
Congress and Judiciary have been infiltrated and corrupted. Europe is beefing up military because they know what’s coming.
Who wins? The Military industrial complex. But they should take heed of how Russia overthrew our democracy without firing a single missile directly at us.
I agree, but it is still shameful symbols of hope within our own borders are in short supply. Short term yes I'll accept anything that threatens to challenge and fall orange, but fuck man can't our Dems grow a spine and stop acting like accomplices to a lunatic nazi regime?
Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Brown Jackson. @sanders.senate.gov , @aoc.bsky.social , @warren.senate.gov, @lizcheney.bsky.social, @adamkinzinger.bsky.social, etc. Those are just some of the people I can think of immediately. Don’t preemptively accept defeat. There’s lots of resistance. Embrace it.
No I think the history fought on every single level tooth in hell The only question is where the Democrats be on this cuz right now they seem AWOL and sure look like they are for appeasement
I'm not accepting defeat, and I recognize some of the Dems are fighting. I can fight myself while lamenting it feels like our "opposition" party isn't doing nearly enough, and many of them are still acting like it's business as usual while we nosedive into a scary future.
NO! Sadly they haven’t been a cohesive group since Sinema and Manchin defected! Now look At Fetterman and the other sellouts who voted with the monsters on confirmations?🤮🤮🤮
They're not "our dems" they're his. MJ said it best-they don't really care about us. I really wish people would grasp this concept. It's not left vs right. But it IS us and them, alright. #NoWarButClassWar
I agree, and I've been seeing it and saying it more and more these past few months. I suppose I should be over expecting anything from the other side of corporatist oligarchs, but as our supposed alleged "opposition" party, I stand by it's disgraceful that we're hardly seeing any opposition.
I'm afraid it's going to get worse before it gets better, but I firmly believe it will get better. Not because of them. Because of us. We will make it better. ❤
This is exactly right. We need help because we can't control our own government. Other countries should prohibit flights from the US. Impose their own tariffs immediately. Prohibit immigration from the US. Close our embassies. Squeeze us till it hurts. And it will.
Some seem to think that he's folding, but his original intention was to not accept flights on military aircraft where Colombians are treated like prisoners. He offered to use his presidential plane so that they could be repatriated with dignity. (Colombia has always been open to repatriation.)
Minor in Latin American History here - other countries in our hemisphere know how fucked up we can be from long experience with us - they ain’t sitting back like in the past and good for them (ie Dick Nixon n war criminal Kissinger).
Not the first, wont be the last. European Union is already talking about beefing up their military and preparing for war with Russia/U.S. or as I like to say it, Russia and New Russia.
You're a soft skulled citizen believing propaganda false narratives and bearing false witness daily by the Party formally known as Democrats.
Conditioned like Pavlov's Dog.
You are living a lie believing Truth is the opposite.
I don’t see that he bowed down at all. He sent Americas planes back saying they won’t be accepted if they’re treating people that way and he now flies them on his plane
Colombia has worked with the US under Biden re deportees. There was no need for trumps theatre and Colombia made it known
This is what I read, but if I’m wrong; fair enough! “After hours of tensions with Bogota, the White House said Colombia had agreed to accept migrant flights, including on military aircraft, and that tariffs would be held off pending its implementation of the deal”
As an American, I salute Gustavo Petro, the President of Colombia. Stay grounded, and I will stand by you until we remove Trump and his cronies from the White House.
Fox is reporting that he caved and sent a plane for immigrants when dUmpy imposed tariffs on Columbia. Other news is saying no, I hope Fox is lying again. Fuck dUmp
I saw that, they are spinning it but the truth is the Columbian President is treating the immigrants with respect and picking them up in Hundorus without shackles and handcuffs and still won’t let dUmpy land in his country.
He didn't cave. His objection was to the use of military rather than civilian planes and the treatment of the migrants as criminals—e.g., delivering them handcuffed. His offer of the use of a presidential plane was consistent with that (Colombia regularly accepts ordinary deportation flights).
But they are being treated like criminals and ICE is NOT following protocol and are raiding during the night and busting down doors and invading schools. This is illegal and we all know it. The way they are going about this is illegal, and people are being detained and questioned that are Americans
At this point, we are no better than the fucking Nazis….. we are rounding up CHILDREN and workers and handcuffing them and sending them to detention centers and then flying them to God knows where to do what??? Where are they going to go??? For some of them this is the only home they have known.
“And the treatment of the migrants as criminals…”. When ICE breaks down doors in the middle of the night, and goes to schools to round up children, they are being treated as sub human, which is what he was taking a stand against. This kind of inhumane treatment is not only horrifying it is illegal.
What a fucking terrible time to be an American!!! We are doing what our Grandfathers and Great grandfathers fought and some died fighting against in WWII so they would never have to see this kind of cruelty ever again. We rounded up thousands to find just maybe two or three “bad guys”??? Insane.
It goes hard despite the translation being pretty bad! In the original Spanish, Petro absolutely drags both the orange moron and his imperialistic schtick.
He removed it. He knows if he was to increase tariffs, the ones who would be struggling more would be Colombian’s economy. This is the problem when a country has too much dependence on another. (Saying this as a Colombian) also this is what Colombian news are telling us.
Good. Every damn country should stand up to Trump the playground bully. Too bad the republicans have no balls. I guess they’re afraid he’ll steal their lunch money….. Denmark, Canada, Panama and Columbia, 49% of us stand with you!
I believe in reality, only 31% of this country are cult members worshipping cruelty. They voted. But taking the law of averages assume the 33% that didn’t vote were also split like the rest of the population. It gets me to 46%. So I will compromise and go with 46% of us support those countries. :)
Im waiting to hear travel warnings. Why would anyone think its safe to travel there now? Its run by nazis and their SS troops rounding up people indescriminatly
Actually, I told 2 days ago my husband who's afro-cubano and wanted to visit his friends in Miami, that was absolutely not a good idea for his own safety... That's completely weird 🙈
For you is easy to clap like a seal everything this sad excuse of intelectual says, but the suffering he is causing in our region with his inaction is real. You may like it to give likes for the antitrump content he creates for the bluesky crowd, but the the deaths and suffering is real
Your little bubble can't see the 80 murderer in catatumbo. And the 40 000 people who had to leave their homes because of Petro incompetence. Read at the news little first wordler .
Did he cave in by sending his own plane? I can't decide. They need to stand firm against him. Yes it will hurt, but do we want to rip the bandaid off quickly or not. If he can't show a win to his followers, if they are hit harder and harder, will MAGA collapse? I know, we will all suffer either way.
It took a lot of searching btw, all news were reporting he caved, I don’t see that as caving. It’s very hard to find news beholden to trump at this point.
I saw it reported that way and echoed, as well. In the end, this might get resolved but he did not cave. In fact, sending the presidental plane is a sign of holding the line. He doesn’t want his people transported on military planes and certainly not without diplomatic coordination.
🇨🇴 Petro has shown the tenacity that many lack up here. As a Colombian-Canadian I wish we had someone in 🇨🇦 to stand against the current regime down south of the border.
I want our country to stand tall, proud and to not be bullied by this n*zi loving con. I emplor the Canadian government to be Canadian, be passionate, be vigilant and brave.
"You don't like our freedom, okay. I don't shake hands with white slavers. I shake hands with the white libertarian heirs of Lincoln and the black and white farm boys of the USA"
I honestly loved the multiple calls for unification and not leaving out any poor and downtrodden in America. As a white enby, it'd be an honor to shake his hand and I might not be worthy. Fuck the white slavers and nazi fucks in power.
I read both the English and Spanish version fully. It hits even harder in Spanish. I want to shake his hand. I wish more world leaders and American leaders—on both sides of the aisle (because a lot of Dems are really pissing me off with their cooperation) had this kind of backbone.
He likes Twitter. He doesn't like illegal Colombian immigrants being returned to his country, and being forced to accept it. Nice one Donald, we can all learn from you.
Aureliano Buendia - reference to one of the greatest books in the entire world - the Columbian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “100 Years of Solitude” which is currently being offered by Netflix in a great mini-series
yes but doing what? using the established ‘legislative process’ doesn’t seem to be doing much. They are issuing exec orders and suing each other and missing the point. what actually is going to drive the change we need?
I not only got chills when reading this eloquently written communication, but tears. It is so difficult to be reminded by someone so gracious of what is happening in the USA. We must resist and overcome.
Petro doesn’t care about freedom. He supports the dictatorship of Venezuela, Cuba and Rusia, is a communist, a member of the former guerrilla group M19 and allowed that the guerrilla of ELN takes control of a large Colombian territory last week. More than 25.000 people had to flee their homes.
Trump and Petro are the same on opposite sides.
But i’m Colombian and live in Colombia and the decisions based on the ego of Petro are going to affect millions of jobs and the economy in my country.
Meanwhile, the ELN is killing people and our president only cares about his fight with Trump
You’re absolutely right!
But why did Petro demand dignity and change his mind when the plane was already in the air on his way to Colombia? He knew they were coming in a US military plane.
And why only demand dignity for deportations made by Trump and not by Biden, Mexico or other countries?
Valid questions but it seems there was more diplomatic coordination with past administrations. Also, I believe the use of military planes is a recent development, essentially an attempt at shock and awe to fast track deportations even without honoring our due process. This was entirely avoidable.
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He's a known murder who plays the victim card to get sympathy points from ignorant people
A spineless coward
Talks big but immediately caves like the bitch he is
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20p36e62gyo
And Trump and his idiotic MAGA supporters will feel the heat when prices keep rising and tariffs are paid by them! That’s right! The consumer pays the tariffs!
Those (poor) idiots!
Who's gullible now huh
Fucking idiot 🤣
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20p36e62gyo
Oh wait, he's a socialist who hates Trump go figure
This wouldn't even be a story if petro would have just taken HIS own citizens goofy
https://youtu.be/5R5B5y-7yzc?feature=shared
Trump was golfing today when Petro flexed his machismo. Trump issued altimatum conditions to Petro at hole 2. By hole 7, Petro caved.
Which... that matches reality.
Wonderful language for invective, Spanish.
USA technically carved Panama out of Colombia. The Colombian senate had rejected the treaty proposal by the US to take over the failed French canal and finish it themselves. Panamanian elites supported it.
President Petro has zero fucks to give & it’s a delight to witness.
Let not these dark days define us.
He is a known colombian criminal that killed many innocent colombians with his own hands
He only got to be president being a liar with words no different than a pablo escobar
He is a spineless coward
The moment Trump threatened him he CAVED
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20p36e62gyo
Colombians Hate this murder
You know nothing of Colombia or it's problems but are quick to align yourself him smh
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20p36e62gyo
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20p36e62gyo
He's a known mass murder that only became president through his criminal network
A criminal like petro uses words to convince you of the snake oil he's trying to sell
You may not like Trump but give him time and the world will know peace
Peace through strength 💪🙏
Idiota.
He saw this as degrading and outrageous mistreatment.
Apparently they were then dumped in Honduras.
He sent a plane to pick them up.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5107740-colombia-presidential-plane-honduras-us-deportation-flights/w
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20p36e62gyo
But will the narrow-minded, intellectually-challenged, halfwit Orange Turd even understand it?
Probably not. But we do. And we appreciate the pushback.
Petro is a REAL criminal and LITERAL mass murder that killed innocent colombians to get into the position of power he is in
He's so strong he CAVED in a couple hours of his little hissy fit
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20p36e62gyo
As a Colombian he is the reason we became American citizens, he is a real dictator wannabe
Real Colombians Hate this murder who pretends to be for the people
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20p36e62gyo
What most ignorant Americans don't know is the socialist policies they love are the reason people leave because it creates more poverty
Petro is a known criminal murder coward
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20p36e62gyo
We wish we could stay in colombia but the laws and corruption are over the top
Plain & simple🤦♂️🤷
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_Bol%C3%ADvar#
Americans aren’t with him.
It's really hard not to see mainstream media as part of the manufactured consent.
@cnn.com do better!
They have become part of the MAGA Cult!
George Washington went scorched earth on natives.
From day one, it's been about striving towards freedoms for people, but not great at actually pushing it forward.
We are Gustavo Petro.
Long live Gustavo ❣️
Long live FREEDOM FROM TYRANNY ‼️‼️❤️‼️‼️
Let's pool funds and send him a calming polonium tea blend ...
People who voted for this fascist regime are pro-sex trafficking, pro-rape, pro-slavery, pro-terrorism. May God make them pay for their sins.
Must be nice to have a president that reads.
Of course, that will sail 30,000 feet above Trump's head.
Who wins? The Military industrial complex. But they should take heed of how Russia overthrew our democracy without firing a single missile directly at us.
This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang, but a whimper.
or they have been paid off?
They voted for him, even knowing how repulsive and unfit he is.
Keep up Slappy.
Conditioned like Pavlov's Dog.
You are living a lie believing Truth is the opposite.
I do not like petro, at all, but I am glad he can stand up for his people.
Colombia has worked with the US under Biden re deportees. There was no need for trumps theatre and Colombia made it known
https://youtu.be/wmMS9XVIa00
Just what we thought
He's not a negotiator, he's a bully, a goon, a mobster.
Find something the other side 'needs' and take it from them. That's not negotiating, that's bullying.
The 'haves' bullying the 'have nots'.
"You don't like our freedom, okay. I don't shake hands with white slavers. I shake hands with the white libertarian heirs of Lincoln and the black and white farm boys of the USA"
I mean, we might need a few more servers but that’s doable.
This is bravery.
This is leadership.
Colombia >>> United States
Make America Great Again? HAH. You native people murderers, you slave owners, you racists.
America was never great.
The first step in making it great will be to remove Trump & GOP, and create a real democracy.
(He can’t actually read this, and if he could, he can’t understand this.)
Trump doesn’t care about freedom.
He supports Netanyahu and other people wanted for war crimes, he’s a fascist.
But i’m Colombian and live in Colombia and the decisions based on the ego of Petro are going to affect millions of jobs and the economy in my country.
Meanwhile, the ELN is killing people and our president only cares about his fight with Trump
The US reaction is disproportionate and the Colombian position to bring back Colombian citizens in a civilised and humane way is principled.
But why did Petro demand dignity and change his mind when the plane was already in the air on his way to Colombia? He knew they were coming in a US military plane.
And why only demand dignity for deportations made by Trump and not by Biden, Mexico or other countries?
But clearly the US attitude and response is not respectful towards the Colombian people, and not just from today, and this is the main issue here.