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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — President Donald Trump is acceptable to conscionable with apical Republican leaders connected his docket this week.
House GOP leaders indicated that they purpose to determination Trump’s legislative docket — encompassing hold of the 2017 taxation cuts, vigor policy, and borderline argumentation — successful a azygous measure done the fund reconciliation process, alternatively than divided it into 2 pieces arsenic immoderate Republicans had wanted successful hopes of delivering immoderate Trump wins faster.
Trump is expected to talk to the Republicans connected Monday evening. The argumentation retreat is acceptable to extremity Wednesday morning.
The meetings, taking spot astatine the Trump National Doral conscionable extracurricular Miami, travel a time aft Trump threatened Colombia with tariffs after it denied the introduction of U.S. planes carrying Colombian migrants. Shortly after, Colombia reversed its decision.
Trump threatens Colombia with tariffs
On Sunday, Colombia President Gustavo Petro wrote successful a post connected X that helium was denying the introduction of American planes carrying Colombian migrants into the country, stating the U.S. cannot dainty Colombian migrants arsenic criminals.
Hours later, Trump responded successful a Truth Social post threatening 25% tariffs connected each goods coming into the U.S. from Columbia, raising that to 50% aft 1 week. Additionally, helium threatened a question prohibition connected Columbian authorities officials, visa sanctions connected household members of the Columbian authorities and enhanced customs and borderline extortion inspections of each Columbian nationals.
Almost instantly Colombia reversed its decision. The authorities wrote connected X that Trump is providing a statesmanlike level for the dignified instrumentality of his chap citizens, aft turning distant 2 U.S. subject deportation flights. The U.S. subject craft carried retired 2 akin flights, each with astir 80 migrants to Guatemala connected Friday.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio asserts the U.S. is committed to "bolster America's borderline security." The White House said Monday that the tariffs and sanctions are connected clasp and won't beryllium signed unless Columbia fails to grant the agreement.
The Hill contributed to this report.
