Gustavo Petro was quickly brought to heel by President Donald Trump after the Colombian leader rejected several deportation flights from the U.S. Colombia has agreed to accept deported migrants.

Visa appointments at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia have been canceled following a dispute between President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro over deportation flights that nearly turned into a costly trade war between both countries.

President Trump said in the "very near future" he will impose tariffs on steel, aluminum, copper, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals and other imports.

President Donald Trump has imposed strict consequences for Colombia after it refused to accept deportation flights from the U.S.

"I don't like your oil, Trump, you're going to wipe out the human species because of greed," Petro raged. "Maybe one day, over a glass of whiskey, which I accept, despite my gastritis, we can talk frankly about this, but it's difficult because you consider me an inferior race and I'm not, nor is any Colombian."

The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S., hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs.

A press release containing the spelling mistake announced Trump's declaration of tariffs against Colombia, and critics were quick to jump on the error. Although Trump's policy is popular, the eyes of the world are on its execution, and simple mistakes such as misspelling a nation will not help promote the reputation of the administration.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro ended their public tit for tat that began when military planes with migrants were blocked, a disagreement that veered into tariff threats on both sides.

The South American country initially refused to accept US military flights deporting Colombian nationals, a decision that drew Donald Trump’s anger last weekend

Trump clamped 25 per cent tariffs on trade with Colombia and imposed visa and other sanctions on Sunday after leftwing President Gustavo Petro turned back US military flights deporting migrants. The confrontation ended within hours after Bogotá caved in to Washington’s demands.

President Donald Trump is holding off on imposing tariffs and sanctions on Colombia following an agreement on accepting deportation flights.