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kentuck

(113,888 posts) Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:04 AM Apr 28

Is Trump threatening China with military force??

He is super-pissed that China is ignoring his claims of negotiations going on over trade and tariffs. He cannot get them to the table and the shit is about to hit the fan. It makes him look desperate and weak.

So, in his comments yesterday at "news conference", he felt the need to insert his threats about America having weapons more powerful than anyone can imagine. At the time, I thought it was directed at China. Since nothing else seems to work to get them to take the squeeze off Trump, maybe he underhandedly threaten them with some sort of military weapons?

Did anyone connect his comments to his failure to get China to negotiate?

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Is Trump threatening China with military force?? (Original Post) kentuck Apr 28 OP

Someone JBTaurus83 Apr 28 #1

Goo God, the fool is going to get us into a hot war. brush Apr 28 #3

I know. Trump is a real eejit when it comes to governing. ananda Apr 28 #5

There is a price to pay for incompetence. kentuck Apr 28 #6

Aint that the truth! ananda Apr 28 #11

Jebus Irish_Dem Apr 28 #2

We always knew he is unqualified for the office and does not understand the enormity of the stakes involved. John1956PA Apr 28 #4

Trump only sees things from the perspective of his personal benefit. Irish_Dem Apr 28 #12

Their ICBMs can easily hit the U.S. dalton99a Apr 28 #7

25A Red Alert bucolic_frolic Apr 28 #8

TSF repeatedly and not rhetorically asked no_hypocrisy Apr 28 #9

That is just dumb ---the world "superpowers" never fuck with walkingman Apr 28 #10

JBTaurus83

(431 posts)

1. Someone

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:05 AM

Apr 28

may need to tell him they have hundreds of nukes that can hit the USA. We aren't the only ones with weapons in this situation.

brush

(60,045 posts)

3. Goo God, the fool is going to get us into a hot war.

Reply to JBTaurus83 (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:09 AM

Apr 28

ananda

(31,888 posts)

5. I know. Trump is a real eejit when it comes to governing.

Reply to JBTaurus83 (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:12 AM

Apr 28

He keeps trying the godfather approach, which is really the
absolutely worst way to deal with other countries.

kentuck

(113,888 posts)

6. There is a price to pay for incompetence.

Reply to ananda (Reply #5)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:13 AM

Apr 28

Sometimes the price may be very high?

ananda

(31,888 posts)

11. Aint that the truth!

Reply to kentuck (Reply #6)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 11:47 AM

Apr 28

For all of us, and for the entire world.

Irish_Dem

(70,214 posts)

2. Jebus

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:07 AM

Apr 28

John1956PA

(4,111 posts)

4. We always knew he is unqualified for the office and does not understand the enormity of the stakes involved.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:10 AM

Apr 28

Irish_Dem

(70,214 posts)

12. Trump only sees things from the perspective of his personal benefit.

Reply to John1956PA (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 03:44 PM

Apr 28

He is incapable of understanding issues from the perspective of what is best for the nation or American people.

dalton99a

(88,704 posts)

7. Their ICBMs can easily hit the U.S.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:16 AM

Apr 28

Old 2007 map:

bucolic_frolic

(50,608 posts)

8. 25A Red Alert

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:16 AM

Apr 28

Anyone there still have the brains to break the glass?

no_hypocrisy

(51,708 posts)

9. TSF repeatedly and not rhetorically asked

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:23 AM

Apr 28

why can’t nuclear weapons be used.

China will be a temptation I suppose.

walkingman

(9,284 posts)

10. That is just dumb ---the world "superpowers" never fuck with

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 10:42 AM

Apr 28

countries of substantial strength - they always use a proxy to do the dirty work....think Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan (in the case of the US). They become expendable killing fields without doing damage to the homeland.

I certainly hope we do not fuck with China...or anyone for that matter...how about spending our precious resources - human and capital - to make the world better for a change? Is that our of the question?

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