Notice he's not treating Columbia like a democratic sovereign state whose government speaks for its interests. 1/

He's imposing special sanctions on members of a political party of whom he disapproves, and on citizens who merely support it, for no action beyond their membership or support. He's using the economic might of the US to put a thumb on the scale of the country's domestic politics. 2/

And we get mad when Russia or China "meddle" in our affairs. I guess a saving grace is that this is pretty overt! /fin