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Norbert

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17. Who couldn't see this coming?

Reply to C Moon (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 07:54 AM

May 15

China has been making their case to be the greatest superpower. So what does the US do? The elect a person to burn the country down

China did two things. 1. let the idiot speak and embarrass the US and the free world. 2. Have Xi draw a line in the sand.

The big loser in all of this will be Taiwan.

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I'm bothered by the belittling of trump in China. [View all] C Moon May 15 OP

I agree Roy Rolling May 15 #1

Agree, they gave him a parade and waved bright objects for him and Raine May 15 #2

I am not. The man is an evil wannabe B.See May 15 #3

Exactly. n/t iluvtennis May 15 #8

It shows good judgement to reject anything that con man sells. gordianot May 15 #13

If this is what it takes canetoad May 15 #4

Don't hold your breath. BlueTsunami2018 May 15 #7

little man Whip-poor-will May 15 #5

We knew Just Jerome May 15 #6

Fair or not, a country is judged by the competence of its leadership. Aussie105 May 15 #9

But they also know NJCher May 15 #10

But you gotta admit C_U_L8R May 15 #11

Yes. rubbersole May 15 #12

Your bothered by the belittling of trump in China? That's your tribalism showing. Everybody should be belittling trump UniqueUserName May 15 #14

I feel very differently. yardwork May 15 #16

Trump's election has destabilized democracy worldwide. yardwork May 15 #15

Who couldn't see this coming? Norbert May 15 #17

It is the US and Americans who are being belittled and humiliated. Irish_Dem May 15 #18