No One Steps on Superman's Cape
Trump Understands We're America and They're Not
Donald Trump is at the beginning of his pledge to repatriate millions of illegal aliens brought to the United States under Joe Biden’s presidency. To the shock of no one, foreign leaders, especially in Latin America, have expressed opposition that Trump would dump thousands, if not tens or hundreds of thousands, of poor people who illegally migrated to America back to their nation of origin - many of whom have a criminal record.
Don’t flood our country with undesirables and criminals; that’s only what we do in the United States, Australia, and Europe.
The third world has a strange level of entitlement: no matter the issue or circumstance, they demand that US taxpayers foot the bill.
If there’s a famine, the US will send money for food; if there is an invasion, the US will send over weapons; need to ensure that goods are transported across the world, thank God for the US Navy; and need to get ahold on life-saving drugs or state of the art technological advantages, most likely they’re coming from America.
For the last century, the United States has been an indispensable nation, not a perfect one, of course, but an overall force for good and stability around the globe—the most prominent military, economy, inventor, and investor in the world.
Yet rather than being grateful for the efforts of the people of our country, the third world continues to crap all over us and make demands that we take in their poor, including criminals; they are allowed to send billions in remittances completely untaxed and have expectations that we’ll deliver in the time of a crisis.
This dichotomy has always left millions of Americans scratching their heads and wondering, “Who do they think they are?” In Rodney Dangerfield's words, “Why don’t we get any respect?”
Unlike past administrations—namely Bush, Obama, and Biden—Donald Trump understands our place in the world. We can throw our weight around, and even threatening economic sanctions on countries can force some respect. Trump’s madman foreign policy, where advisors and friends aren’t exactly sure what he’ll do next, allows him to make such power moves.
This is what happened with Colombia early this week.
Socialist President Gustavo Petro barred two military airplanes carrying deported Colombian nationals from arriving in his country. Petro said on Twitter that the United States government cannot treat Colombians who broke into the country or overstayed a visa like criminals.
Yes, a socialist from Latin America believed he could bully the United States. Perhaps he was so used to four years of Biden that he thought the government would capitulate to his demands.
His main problem was that the migrants flew on a military plane instead of a commercial or private jet. He said he would be willing to send the presidential plane to pick up illegal aliens from Colombia. Petro said he would never allow his illegal immigrants to fly being handcuffed like they’re criminals despite the fact they were criminally breaking the immigration laws of the United States.
Trump retaliated on Truth Social by saying he had directed his administration to “immediately” impose 25 percent tariffs on all Colombian goods coming into the US, which he said would be raised to 50 percent if Colombia did not comply within a week. He also said he had imposed a travel ban and revoked the visas of Colombian government officials “and all allies and supporters.”
Liberals in America immediately took the side of the Colombian leader, saying that Americans were going to wake up with sky-high prices for flowers and coffee ahead of Valentine’s Day.
However, the Colombian president flip-flopped within minutes and agreed to Trump’s demands. Why?
Because no one steps on Superman’s cape.
No leader of any country should be able to detail how America governs its people, protects its border, or enforces its laws. The fact that a 5’9” communist from Latin America believed he could step up to our president shows just how weak the world thinks we are.
For all of Trump’s faults, at least he acts like he’s running the most powerful country on Earth.
On Tuesday, The Washington Post reported that 200 illegal aliens had been returned to Colombia. I love stories with a happy ending.
This whole "other countries won't take their people back" excuse has been around for decades from what I recall. Even before Trump it was clear to me that it was a simple lack of political will to make threats to change behavior. The tools (Visas, financial sanctions) Trump used have been available forever. When I see the Colombian President capitulate, I remember all the time I yelled at the TV about this issue and now say "yup, it was really that easy."
Huge dub