I was just informed that two repatriation flights from the United States, with a large number of Illegal Criminals, were not allowed to land in Colombia. This order was given by Colombia’s Socialist President Gustavo Petro, who is already very unpopular amongst his people. Petro’s denial of these flights has jeopardized the National Security and Public Safety of the United States, so I have directed my Administration to immediately take the following urgent and decisive retaliatory measures:
-Emergency 25% tariffs on all goods coming into the United States. In one week, the 25% tariffs will be raised to 50%.
-A Travel Ban and immediate Visa Revocations on the Colombian Government Officials, and all Allies and Supporters.
-Visa Sanctions on all Party Members, Family Members, and Supporters of the Colombian Government.
-Enhanced Customs and Border Protection Inspections of all Colombian Nationals and Cargo on national security grounds.
-IEEPA Treasury, Banking and Financial Sanctions to be fully imposed.
These measures are just the beginning. We will not allow the Colombian Government to violate its legal obligations with regard to the acceptance and return of the Criminals they forced into the United States!
Donald Trump Truth Social Post 01:28 PM EST 01/26/25
Day 3 of the Trump Administration is on the books. On his third day, President Trump:
-Completed the shutdown of all DEI offices in the government and placed all existing DEI employees on indefinite leave.
-Announced a new deployment of 1,500 active-duty troops to assist in securing the US-Mexico border.
-Received a commitment from the crown prince of Saudi Arabia to increase trade and investment with the U.S. by $600 billion.
-Ordered the Border Patrol to begin immediately deporting anybody caught crossing into America illegally, without a hearing, ending the insane Biden policy of catching illegal crossers only to then let them claim asylum and be released into America with a court date months or years in the future.
-Ordered a freeze on DOJ consent decrees with local police departments, which Biden and Obama used to shackle local police and prevent them from stopping crime.
-Pardoned two D.C. police officers wrongfully convicted in a political show trial after a gang member they were pursuing fled into traffic and was hit by a car.
-Had the Defense Department commit to using military aircraft to assist CBP in deportation operation.
For half a century, America has had Republican administrations filled with people terrified to fulfill their electoral mandates. That pattern has ended.
1458 days to go.
Day 3 of the new Trump Administration is just getting underway. On Day 2, the president:
-Restored merit-based hiring at the FAA, ending an insane Obama-era push to put travelers’ lives in the hands of incompetents hired for diversity reasons.
-Ordered the closure of ALL federal DEI offices, with existing employees placed on indefinite leave and special orders to prevent them being protected through reclassification or deceptive wording.
-Ordered the repeal of LBJ’s infamous EO 11246, which mandated affirmative action rather than merit-based hiring in federal employment and contracting.
-Prohibited all use of racial discrimination or DEI at federal contractors and universities receiving taxpayer dollars.
-Ordered federal buildings worldwide to stop flying the Pride flag, which the left had turned into a de facto second national flag around the world.
-Launched the Stargate Project, a collaboration with Silicon Valley aimed at cementing America as the global leader in emerging AI technology.
-Unleashed ICE with full authority to target the criminals Joe Biden allowed to roam freely around this country raping and killing.
-Granted a full pardon to Ross Ulbricht, who was wrongfully given a life sentence by overzealous federal prosecutors.
I told you Day 2 would be just as incredible as the first.
36 hours down. 35,028 more to go.
Celebrating 20 years with my beautiful wife and our incredible First Lady, Melania. You're an extraordinary wife and a wonderful mother.
Happy Anniversary, @FLOTUS!
If you thought you had a bad day, just imagine being the Fox producer who cut away from Trump signing executive orders.
10 million people flipped to Newsmax at once.
BREAKING — On his first day in office, President Trump will suspend the security clearances of the 51 former intelligence community officials who "lied” about Hunter Biden’s laptop being Russian disinformation leading to mass censorship of the story, per Fox News.
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