Fred Fleitz: Colombia a ‘success’ for Trump

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Colombia’s response to Trump’s tariff threat and acceptance of illegal immigrants a success, showcasing Trump’s diplomatic impact, his former Chief of Staff Fred Fleitz says.

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00:00We're just under a week into this second Trump presidency and you know countries

00:06like China, Mexico, Canada, Europe all targeted in some way by some some

00:11rhetoric out of Washington or threatened with tariffs. Colombia too is one of

00:16America's oldest allies in in Latin America. Is there any sense of

00:21nervousness do you think in Washington that perhaps some traditional allies

00:25might start to get a bit a bit fed up and turn their backs on Washington?

00:29Well Colombia was very interesting because it the Colombian president said he would

00:33not accept U.S. planes bringing dangerous illegal migrants to Colombia. When Trump

00:38threatened Colombia with tariffs the Colombian president changed his mind and

00:43said well I'll send a presidential plane to take those illegal migrants back to

00:48Colombia. This is a success for Trump. It's not a big success but it shows he

00:52can get things done and I think that's what's dominating the news in the U.S.

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