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NJCher

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12. I do agree that was a subtle jab

Fri May 15, 2026, 01:28 PM

May 15

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!

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So Xi gifted Trump some rose seeds.... [View all] AZ8theist May 15 OP

Maybe Krasnov is supposed to give them to Michelle Obama? gab13by13 May 15 #1

If true, XI has quite the biting sense of humor 😆 Deuxcents May 15 #2

Reported by Bloomberg AZ8theist May 15 #8

The whole visit was loaded with innuendo... Hugin May 15 #3

Hard not to. paleotn May 15 #5

Europe has allowed that kind of humor since the beginning of the internet for all duhneece May 15 #6

At our health club today Old Crank May 15 #14

So I can look Trump in the face and say "Du bist schwatch" ? AZ8theist May 15 #22

Since he is the president... Old Crank May 15 #24

Thank you!! AZ8theist May 15 #26

ahh, schmuck dave99 May 15 #31

The last time I saw a beating like that... Hugin May 15 #25

If so, it was a brilliant and subtle burn. Ocelot II May 15 #4

tRump wore out 3 sets of official WH kneepads on that trip. nt ImNotGod May 15 #7

Guessing several pallets of Depends, also. (He had to take the soiled ones back - carry out what you pack in.) erronis May 15 #34

LOL! For the non-existent rose garden. Xi understands irony. Martin68 May 15 #9

Xi walked him thru this garden too IcyPeas May 15 #10

Xi: NJCher May 15 #13

Did he also show him a freshly dug empty hole? littlemissmartypants May 15 #16

A well-prepared Trump would have known that COL Mustard May 15 #17

Like a young girl asking the town Lothario if he brings other girls there MorbidButterflyTat May 15 #20

I thought Just Jerome May 15 #11

I do agree that was a subtle jab NJCher May 15 #12

"a difficult task for which he is bound to fail" DBoon May 15 #27

The other problem is that roses don't breed true from seed NickB79 May 15 #30

The problem with that is... jmowreader May 15 #33

The entire meeting was filled with China making fun of Trump and the US Johnny2X2X May 15 #15

I thought that orange paint on his face WAS CLOWN MAKEUP!! AZ8theist May 17 #39

I hope the seeds were coated with a high tech Dr. T May 15 #18

What's funny about that? MorbidButterflyTat May 15 #19

Profoundly malaise May 15 #21

Because he's an avid gardener. Just one of his many hobbies and interests. bif May 15 #23

trump knows more about gardening than anyone! He even fertilizes his golf courses with human corpses! erronis May 15 #35

Is this the flex I think it is? mr715 May 15 #28

Theres a surprise in that gift. usonian May 15 #29

MaddowBlog-Despite the hype, Trump leaves China empty-handed and no better off than he was before LetMyPeopleVote May 15 #32

Apparently the one thing Donald Trump got out of his China Summit are some rose seeds. LetMyPeopleVote May 16 #38

The infinite subtleties... GiqueCee May 16 #36

Apparently the one thing Donald Trump got out of his China Summit are some rose seeds. LetMyPeopleVote May 16 #37