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.

Coffee prices hit a new high Monday, the day after President Donald Trump threatened – and then reversed course on – a 25% tariff on Colombia during a spat about deportation flights from the US. And the price is still rising.

The country’s leader, Gustavo Petro, backed down after a clash with President Trump, which started when Mr. Petro turned back U.S. military planes carrying deportees.

President Donald Trump backed off a threat of "emergency" tariffs on imports from Colombia after the South American country agreed to let two repatriation flights from the U.S. land there.

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.