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Podcast: Fault Lines
Episode: Episode 406: Trade Threats and Triumphs: Trump’s Colombia Deal
Description: Today, Jess, Morgan, Amy, and Matt dive into the weekend’s hot story regarding Colombia’s refusal to accept U.S. military planes carrying deported immigrants. This refusal resulted in President Trump announcing tariffs and sanctions targeting the country, Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s announcement of retaliatory tariffs, and a late night statement from the White House indicating that Bogota had accepted all of President Trump’s terms and that flights would resume. How might this episode impact U.S.-Colombia relations moving forward? What would a trade war with Colombia have looked like? How might Trump’s ear...