A short-lived tariff feud with the Latin American nation underscored the president's propensity to use economic sanctions as political leverage.

Trump has repeatedly insisted that tariffs are coming on Canada and Mexico, despite both countries seeking to address his stated concerns about illegal border crossings and the smuggling of fentanyl. But the Republican president is also motivated by the idea that tariffs would force other countries to “respect” the United States.

The Colombian president pushed back against Trump’s threats to impose tariffs at first. But he later changed his mind.

Colombia is already caving to Donald Trump after he threatened steep economic and diplomatic sanctions when they refused to accept flights of migrants being deported from the U.S.