I’m sure Xi is beyond having his feelings hurt by Biden, but just look at Bilken’s reaction lmao.
Inviting a head of state to your country to publicly insult them is unacceptable anywhere, so this is only going to further tarnish the shitty reputation of American diplomacy.
Trump would have handled this better, and I’m not joking.
Trump would wait at least a few days before calling Xi the leader of Hamas or some dumb shit.
So yeah, you’re right.
Nah, Trump likes Xi. He’ll be all over the place about China, but on an individual level he can spot a winner, and he likes winners. He might even still call Xi a dictator, but he’d be like “and that’s good, because he’s a very smart man. Very smart. China is lucky to have him. Some of us aren’t so lucky, if you know what I mean.”
I’m not sure Trump likes Xi. Sees him as a worthy adversary? Maybe. Like? Ehhhh.
Those are just my vibes though.
If we’re being real here, Trump doesn’t like anyone. He’s an extreme narcissist, almost to the point of solipsism. When I say he “likes” Xi, I mean that he’s more likely than not to say nice things about him. He had lots of praise for Xi while he was president.
Trump likes anyone who is nice to him. He would like Xi because Xi would be polite to him because Xi knows how to handle diplomatic tact, no more, no less.
Worked for a bit for Kim Jong Un. Also out of that inthink came the smartest thing Trump ever said and I’m paraphrasing “Part of running a country is having diplomatic relationships with other countries and there isn’t generally a downside to meeting with leaders of other countries.” Coming from business brain but also, like…yeah, pretty sure if I was the president of the US one of the first things I’d do I chat with the leaders of as many other countries as possible, I’m the new guy.
“You think our country’s so innocent?” is my all time #1.
That one is even better for sure. Like, shouldn’t really even be controversial, but only the least filtered guy to ever get that position could say it let alone any American politician. It’s weird to not be able to admit your country is flawless.
The libs got sooooo mad about that one.
He called the leader of Egypt a dictator to his face, through a translator fwiw.
Edit: ok it actually wasn’t to his face. He called Sisi his favorite dictator before he arrived to an event, in front of diplomatic staff from Egypt
Trump or Biden? Equally possible. Trump meant it as a compliment, Biden because of brain rot.
Hahah fair, no I’m talking trump on this one
On one hand, getting called a dictator. On the other hand, I’m fairly sure Trump sees that as a compliment.
The man calls em like he sees em
Egypt is our ally right? That means he probably is a dictator. It is a safe guess. I have no actual knowledge of the situation
Yes, and absolutely
well Trump’s zero sum game everything is a negotiation attitude would genuinely help here.
he might think Xi is a dictator but he also wouldn’t give a shit either way
trump was without question a better president than biden on basically all fronts
Death to America
The benefit of Trump over Biden as a president is that there’s always a chance that Trump accidentally does something good out of vanity or incompetence or laziness, whereas Biden will always follow the same playbook that continues to make everything terrible. Like, I could easily see Trump hearing about the pro-Palestinian protests and saying something off-the-cuff that criticizes Israel or is supportive of Palestine, because he doesn’t actually care either way except insofar as it affects what people say about him in the moment.