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GiqueCee

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23. This is...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 01:07 PM

May 13

... a serious loss of face for Trump, although he's too ignorant to realize it. "Face" is VERY important to the Chinese, and in this context it is a subtle, but unmistakable dope-slap upside the head to a dumb-ass American who is doing his damnedest to fuck up the world.

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🚨 BREAKING: Trump has arrived in China to find that President XI did NOT greet him at the airport. [View all] riversedge May 13 OP

Instead, send in China's pedophile execution squad Blue Owl May 13 #1

No shocker - trump bombed and blockaded China's primary gas station Amishman May 13 #2

Xi makes first move. Snap. Sneederbunk May 13 #3

Where's Melania? leftstreet May 13 #4

Hopefully picking out which hole she'll be buried next to wolfie001 May 13 #40

trump does not look good LetMyPeopleVote May 13 #5

No grandiose reception? That's a shame 🙃 Deuxcents May 13 #6

No red carpet for Trump (none that I can see) --that alone is a hit to Trumps EGO! riversedge May 13 #7

I think he expected a lot more than kids waving flags as he arrived with his billionaire entourage Deuxcents May 13 #10

y'all are fucking tripping. TheProle May 13 #16

You seem upset that some here are enjoying this obvious snub ornotna May 13 #27

There was no expectation that Xi would be there, so TheProle May 13 #35

Thanks for reality check -- it gets downvoted these days Ponietz May 13 #36

Heartbreaking MustLoveBeagles May 13 #44

I'm surprised he wasn't disinvited NJCher May 13 #8

He said Xi would give him a big hug malaise May 13 #9

Ha ha dem4decades May 13 #11

Different from the slobbering Trump/Putin greeting. Vinca May 13 #12

Trump is a grumpy stupid moron Johonny May 13 #13

My Hope ahnakneemoose May 13 #14

Should be interesting to watch malaise May 13 #15

I bet they can get good Chinese carryout! COL Mustard May 13 #20

I would be a little nervous if i were trump. Omnipresent May 13 #29

Wouldn't that be a shame MustLoveBeagles May 13 #45

For most of the world outside of the Fox/MAGA Trump cult... Hugin May 13 #17

It's well known that the Chinese are Prairie_Seagull May 13 #18

Sir! Sir! That's a snub, sir! Grim Chieftain May 13 #19

Now they know how Zelensky feels when he visits here. Tommy Carcetti May 13 #21

Like in "The Long Good Friday" Kid Berwyn May 13 #22

This is... GiqueCee May 13 #23

What a waste of a fresh diaper. rubbersole May 13 #24

This happened in 2017 as well. But this time he was greeted by the vice president instead of a state councilor, so it's WhiskeyGrinder May 13 #25

A Xi Power Play Right There. MineralMan May 13 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Goonch May 13 #28

That's Biden, guy. Prairie Gates May 13 #43

Kind of looks like Biden kimbutgar May 13 #49

More than likely they were scrambling to find some deodorant. ☮ walkingman May 13 #30

Why would a vassal of a subordinate power expect to be treated like an emperor? quakerboy May 13 #31

China's news didn't cover Trump either. Blue Full Moon May 13 #32

Fooled me. I thought he was gonna fall. Maybe next time. twodogsbarking May 13 #33

The master does not go out to meet the slave. Ray Bruns May 13 #34

Welp...the first power move by Xi NCDem47 May 13 #37

What a slap orangecrush May 13 #38

XI wants to LXXXIV XLVII. twodogsbarking May 13 #39

LXXXVI Liberal In Texas May 13 #47

Ooops. It's LXXXVI ananda May 13 #48

I'm trying to remember when Chump has ever greeted a visitor at the airport FakeNoose May 13 #41

Hope Trump had to hitchhike from the airport to his hotel room with five big suitcases in tow. magicarpet May 13 #42

Is there anywhere that Trump is still respected? International travel will be dangerous for his sons after he's gone ChicagoTeamster May 13 #46

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