Trump's first term
Reports: Trump says no to "the prince of darkness"
Donald Trump and his administration are said to have rejected Peter Mandelson as Britain's ambassador to the US, according to The Independent, which has spoken to sources in the Foreign Office. A decision on the matter is expected to be made shortly.
Peter Mandelson, a former deputy prime minister, was nominated by Keir Starmer in December, but it has long been clear that the Trump administration is not particularly fond of him.
Mandelson has been described as a politician who is polite and calm on the outside but ruthless behind the scenes. He is sometimes called the "prince of darkness".
His efforts to increase trade with China and his association with convicted American paedophile Jeffrey Epstein have been cited as two reasons why Trump is skeptical.
Trump praises Starmer: "I really like him"
Keir Starmer is praised by Donald Trump. The US president tells the BBC that his relationship with the British prime minister is good.
“I get along well with him. I like him a lot,” Trump tells reporters on Air Force One.
Trump emphasizes that the two leaders have different political views but praises Starmer for the “great job” the prime minister has done so far.
Trump's tariffs
Donald Trump is taking tough retaliatory measures against Colombia after two US military planes carrying deported migrants were rejected in the country. The US president writes on the social media platform Truth Social that Colombian President Gustavo Petro is endangering US national security.
Trump is imposing tariffs on Colombian goods, sanctions on the country and preventing Colombian government officials from traveling to the US, among other things.
"These measures are just the beginning", writes the president.
Earlier in the day, Gustavo Petro wrote that the US cannot "treat Colombian migrants like criminals".
The president's outburst against Trump: "The US is boring"
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is anything but happy after Donald Trump imposed sanctions, punitive tariffs on Colombian goods and prevented Colombian government officials from traveling to the US. Petro responded by imposing punitive tariffs of 25 percent on imports from the United States.
In a long post on X, the Colombian president also launched a harsh attack on Trump.
“Trump, I don’t like going to the United States, it’s a bit boring,” he wrote, among other things.
Trump’s decision to impose punitive tariffs was made after Colombia rejected two American flights carrying deported migrants. According to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Colombia initially agreed to receive the flights, but changed its mind while they were in the air.
An official in Trump’s administration told CNN that the United States “should make sure the world knows that you can’t get away with being frivolous and misleading.”
Mayor’s criticism: Petro does not represent us
Opposition politician Federico Gutiérrez, mayor of Colombia’s second largest city, Medellín, has harshly criticized the country’s president, Gustavo Petro. This comes after Donald Trump punished Colombia with tariffs and sanctions after Petro rejected American flights carrying deported migrants.
In a post on X, Gutiérrez suggests that a delegation of mayors should go to the United States to try to make Trump understand that “Petro does not represent us.”
Gutiérrez, who ran against Gustavo Petro in the 2022 presidential election, says that Medellín is ready to receive Colombian migrants who are being deported from the United States. He accuses Petro of “leading Colombia into a free fall without a parachute.”
Trump’s announcement on Colombia provokes strong reactions
Several Democrats and Republicans are reacting strongly to Trump’s imposition of tariffs and sanctions on Colombia after the country’s President Gustavo Petro rejected American flights carrying deported migrants.
Top Republican Ted Cruz writes on X that the measures “are child’s play compared to what will happen if Petro does not change course.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio also supports Trump’s decision and that the United States “will no longer be exploited.”
Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are not as impressed.
"This could have been handled with a quick phone call," Gallego writes on X.
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