AOC roasted over post about Colombia tariffs and coffee prices

Ambassador Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Dn.Y. President Donald Trump An ongoing tariff spat with Colombian President Gustavo Petro – but not every social media user bought her comments.

The spat between Trump and Peter started when the Colombian leader refused to accept Two flights of deportations over the weekend, prompting Trump to unleash retaliatory measures. Both world leaders are threatening to levy tariffs of 25% to 50% on imported products, and Trump has ordered a travel ban and visa revocation for all Colombian government officials.

“I just reported it Two repatriation flights From the United States, with a large number of illegal criminals, they were not allowed to land in Colombia, “Trump wrote about the Social Truth.” This order was given by Colombia’s socialist president, Gustavo Petro, who is already very unpopular with his people. “

“Petro’s denial of these flights has threatened the national security and public safety of the United States, and I have directed my administration to immediately take the following immediate and decisive retaliation.”

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In a post on X Sunday, Ocasio-Cortez insisted that American consumers are the only party paying for the tariffs.

“To” punish “Colombia, Trump will make every American woman pay even more for coffee,” the New York congresswoman said in the post. “Remember: we pay the tariffs, not Colombia.”

“Trump is all about making inflation worse for working-class Americans, not better,” she added. “Line the pockets of yourself and the billionaire class.”

Petro seemed to be a fan of AOC’s post, retweeting it on his X account.

Although tariffs have the potential to increase prices, the importer, which is the company or entity that brings goods into the US, will pay the actual tariff to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

But inflated prices aren’t guaranteed — sometimes tariffs can drive down the world price of an item as suppliers scramble to keep access to the big U.S. market. It is possible that coffee suppliers in different countries, such as Vietnam and Brazil – which produce more coffee than Colombia – will reduce or maintain their prices.

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Ocasio-Cortez’s tweet has garnered over 47,000 likes from fans as of 8 p.m., but has received scorn from Trump supporters and tariff advocates.

“World record. 35 minutes and the tweet is already as old as hot milk,” Catturd wrote on the social media account, referring to Peter’s immediate offer to transport Colombian migrants on his presidential plane.

“Who wants to tell her that there are other countries that export coffee, not just Columbia,” wrote Bill Essayli in California.

Conservative commentator John Cardillo echoed Esseyli’s sentiments, suggesting the South American country “should send back its illegal aliens.”

“Many other nations grow coffee beans,” Cardillo wrote on X. “We can buy coffee from them.”

Activist Adam Lowisz responded to Ocasio-Cortez by insisting that the Democratic politician “doesn’t understand how tariffs work.”

“Colombia coffee will increase the price, so we will buy coffee from suppliers in other countries that send back their illegals,” wrote Conservative User X. “Companies will be reluctant to invest in Colombia if they continue to be bad actors.”

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Fox News Digital has reached out to Ocasio-Cortez’s office for additional comment.

Fox News Digital’s Kyle Schmidbauer contributed to this report.