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Beachnutt

(8,944 posts)
Fri May 15, 2026, 10:52 AM 6 hrs ago

The con felon looks a fool again

King Don thought he was gonna go to China and jerk off XI Jinping into doing what he wanted. Instead, he got rose seeds for the garden he no longer has at the WH. Basically XI Jinping told him to fuck off with a smile. He's not playing ball with Donnie. Everything he said about the visit is bullshit. He even fucked Boeing.

Winner ---> XI Jinping.

Loser---> King Don.

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The con felon looks a fool again (Original Post) Beachnutt 6 hrs ago OP
Is this what a US president is supposed to do. Walleye 6 hrs ago #1
Well, if you think about it, it's probably worse. Dan 4 hrs ago #2
Agreed Wifes husband 2 hrs ago #3

Walleye

(45,380 posts)
1. Is this what a US president is supposed to do.
Fri May 15, 2026, 10:58 AM
6 hrs ago

go around the world, making shitty deals and lying about it. We used to have so much respect now we’re just little money grubbers

Dan

(5,286 posts)
2. Well, if you think about it, it's probably worse.
Fri May 15, 2026, 12:26 PM
4 hrs ago

China (XI Jinping) and their Intelligence agencies and other high ranking government officials had an opportunity to evaluate Trump and his Administrative cabinet members. An evaluation that probably viewed how this government would react to certain provocations. They realized that Trump is in political problems here and viewed how much they could push him and how would he respond based on his loss of existing political capital and how much more he could afford to lose. They evaluated the senior officials and read them like a book as nothing more than sycophants - without a spine between them.

They realized that by Trump bringing all the CEOs and money men - that they were not a force to contend with - because their interests were not the well-fare of the U.S., but rather their personal well-enrichment. In other words, they realized that our government (and the forces that control our government) is for sell and the only question is 'how much?'.

The biggest thing that they probably confirmed is this - we are a paper tiger with a big roar, and their question is this - how much are we willing to pay in human terms to maintain the illusion of strength.

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