The episode suggests President Donald Trump is willing to threaten other countries with tariffs and sanctions if his deportation plans are obstructed.

The new U.S. president could use the threat of tariffs to force countries into striking deals to accept deportees.

At this pace, the newly inaugurated Republican president should be able to alienate just about every other country on the planet by, say, mid-summer.

The White House on Sunday said it would hold off on the tariffs, saying Colombia had "agreed to all of President Trump's terms."

Donald Trump garnered attention on Sunday with a Truth Social post featuring the acronym "FAFO" alongside a fedora-clad image of himself.

The president says he ordered tariffs and other sanctions on Colombia after it barred US military flights carrying deported migrants.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro ended their public tit for tat that began when military planes with migrants were blocked, a disagreement that veered into tariff threats on both sides.

President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. Trump is discussing his economic agenda in a virtual discussion with those gathered at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

After a day of drama, President Donald Trump paused steep retaliatory tariffs that he had threatened against Colombia after the South American nation agreed to accept military deportation flights from the U.

But there are risks too - coffee prices could rise and nations may be less willing to stop the flow of migrants north.

President Donald Trump is holding off on imposing tariffs and sanctions on Colombia following an agreement on accepting deportation flights.