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darkstar

(5,819 posts) Fri May 15, 2026, 06:53 PM Friday

Best guesses as to what Trump thinks "Thucydides Trap" means?

Or perhaps how it was explained to him and by whom?

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Best guesses as to what Trump thinks "Thucydides Trap" means? (Original Post) darkstar Friday OP

A Greek style double cheeseburger with bacon. /nt artemisia1 Friday #1

He doesn't know, but he's gonna have Kimberley Guilfoyle go yell at the guy. jls4561 Friday #2

You know he had absolutely no idea what the term meant. BlueTsunami2018 Friday #3

when you don't know Putin filmed you with Russian hookers......... Takket Friday #4

He had no clue malaise Friday #5

300 Spartans? Intractable Friday #6

Probably thought it was the "fat shot" as he likes to call it newdeal2 Friday #7

artemisia1

(1,908 posts)

1. A Greek style double cheeseburger with bacon. /nt

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Fri May 15, 2026, 06:57 PM

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jls4561

(3,271 posts)

2. He doesn't know, but he's gonna have Kimberley Guilfoyle go yell at the guy.

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Fri May 15, 2026, 07:12 PM

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BlueTsunami2018

(5,079 posts)

3. You know he had absolutely no idea what the term meant.

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Fri May 15, 2026, 07:14 PM

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And like all things he doesn’t understand, he just dismissed it. He wouldn’t even remember what the words were if you asked him two seconds later. It simply didn’t register at all. He gave it zero thought.

Xi used that specifically because he knew Piss wouldn’t understand it. It’s just another dig at him.

In fairness, most people don’t know what it is but a modern President should be familiar with the term. Someone had to tell him what it meant and how he should respond on his dopey social media platform.

It’s a shame he wasn’t forced to respond immediately.

Takket

(23,804 posts)

4. when you don't know Putin filmed you with Russian hookers.........

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Fri May 15, 2026, 07:15 PM

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malaise

(298,052 posts)

5. He had no clue

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Fri May 15, 2026, 07:18 PM

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and neither did his Cabinet members
Post this on Truth Social for them.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/thucydides-trap-explained-xi-jinping-donald-trump-us-china-taiwan

Intractable

(2,396 posts)

6. 300 Spartans?

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Fri May 15, 2026, 07:19 PM

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newdeal2

(5,625 posts)

7. Probably thought it was the "fat shot" as he likes to call it

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Fri May 15, 2026, 07:21 PM

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He clearly doesn't need it, of course.

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