An Actual Demonstration Of American Soft Power

Or: Walk Softly and Carry A Big Tariff.

So, the leftist President of Colombia decided on Sunday to refuse to permit US repatriation flights of criminal illegal aliens back to Colombia.

President Trump was playing golf at the time, apparently on the third hole.

Instead of waiting for the State Department to wring its hands, President Trump ordered heavy tariffs of Colombian goods until the situation was rectified and the criminal illegals were taken back.

Democrats of course bemoaned this claiming he would make flowers and coffee more expensive for Americans. With performative drama by AOC and the usual suspects.

The President of Colombia caved before Trump even finished his golf game, even offering to send his presidential plane to pickup the illegals and return them to Colombia.

The New York Post: Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro buckles under Trump’s trade war threat — offers presidential plane for deportation flights

Talk about immediate and effective diplomacy right there. That was a real exercise of American "Soft Power" to protect American interests, compared to all the wishy-washy talk of such under Obama and Biden. 

Quite a refreshing change, that.