India, Jan. 27 -- Donald Trump's first week in office as the 47th President of the United States has been a thing to observe; while it's not often that elected officials follow through on their promises, it's even rarer for them to backtrack so quickly, especially in their first week. The POTUS who promised to bring grocery prices down might just have started a trade war between the United States and Colombia, the consequences of which would threaten to raise the prices of coffee, flowers, and raw materials for Americans.

The tension between the two countries grew when Colombia refused to accept U.S. military planes carrying deported immigrants. In retaliation, President Trump announced on social media that he would impose a 25 per cent ...