So Xi gifted Trump some rose seeds....

[AZ8theist]

For what? To plant in the Rose Garden that Trump and Malaria PAVED OVER??

Kind of a backhanded insult to a president that is far too stupid to get the joke.

From Bloomberg:
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/winners-losers-trump-xi-beijing-131307362.html

[gab13by13]

1. Maybe Krasnov is supposed to give them to Michelle Obama?

[Deuxcents]

2. If true, XI has quite the biting sense of humor 😆

[AZ8theist]

8. Reported by Bloomberg

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/winners-losers-trump-xi-beijing-131307362.html

[Hugin]

3. The whole visit was loaded with innuendo...

They were laughing at him (and the US)… HARD!

[paleotn]

5. Hard not to.

Rightfully so, Europe has been laughing at us for some time.

[duhneece]

6. Europe has allowed that kind of humor since the beginning of the internet for all

But China hasn’t allowed any put-downs of other nations and leaders of other countries.
They are definitely allowing it when it comes to Trump and the influence of the US.

[Old Crank]

14. At our health club today

We saw some of the news. There was a survey of people in Germany about Trump and if they saw him as strong or weak.

Do you see Trump as Stark? (Strong) 15%

Do you see Trump as Schwach? (Weak) 85%

We love the word, schwach. You have to pronounce the first 5 letters, schwah, then the ch as a k.

[AZ8theist]

22. So I can look Trump in the face and say "Du bist schwatch" ?

Sorry, don't remember much of my high school German.

[Old Crank]

24. Since he is the president...

The formal would probably be best, if only for respect for the office.

Sie sind schwach.

But your informal is correct.

[Ocelot II]

4. If so, it was a brilliant and subtle burn.

[ImNotGod]

7. tRump wore out 3 sets of official WH kneepads on that trip. nt

[Martin68]

9. LOL! For the non-existent rose garden. Xi understands irony.

[IcyPeas]

10. Xi walked him thru this garden too

Why would Trump ask him if he brings all the leaders here and Xi said no very rare. Trump must've loved that. 😅

[NJCher]

13. Xi:

The only other people I show this to are other evil dictators--like Putin!

(not an exact quote)

[littlemissmartypants]

16. Did he also show him a freshly dug empty hole?

[COL Mustard]

17. A well-prepared Trump would have known that

I crack myself up sometimes…well-prepared Trump!!!

[MorbidButterflyTat]

20. Like a young girl asking the town Lothario if he brings other girls there

"No, honey! You're the only one, I swear!"

[Just Jerome]

11. I thought

he would return wearing nothing but a barrel. Certainly they pantsed him; we'll see what else.

[NJCher]

12. I do agree that was a subtle jab

but another point is being made, and that is that this loser will never pull this off. Roses are best propagated by stem cuttings. Maybe Xi didn't think trump could handle the stems without damaging his tiny fingers.

Yes, roses can be cultivated by seed, but it's a PITA, involving waiting a long time for the rose to turn color to brown, separating out the seed, etc. Survival rate is not very good. However, if trump gives them to an experienced gardener, they might be able to do a somewhat acceptable job. It would be hard to find someone to do it, though, as it is well known the best propagation is done by stem. Hardly anybody does it by seed.

So my point would be that they gave him a difficult task for which he is bound to fail. Loser loser loser!

[Johnny2X2X]

15. The entire meeting was filled with China making fun of Trump and the US

Endless jokes to show how stupid and unserious he is. He's too dumb to get them, but 1.4 Billion people were laughing their asses off at his expense all week. They did everything but make him wear a dunce hat and clown makeup all week. Everyone from the US delegation had to be cringing and then biting their lips when he asked them for feedback.

China made sure to highlight how confused, stupid and, inform Trump is. It was a giant mockery of him.

And Xi was in contrast strong, capable, and in control. Everything about the visit was set up to show the world who is in charge now and who can be relied on. It was very clearly the passing of the torch from the US to China as being the most consequential country on earth from this point forward. Sad.

[Dr. T]

18. I hope the seeds were coated with a high tech

toxin that results in a slow and painful death hours after exposure.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

19. What's funny about that?

[malaise]

21. Profoundly

hilarious

[bif]

23. Because he's an avid gardener. Just one of his many hobbies and interests.