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kentuck

(116,348 posts)
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 12:15 PM 17 hrs ago

Why is Trump going to China next week ?

Does he want to talk with his good friend, Mr Xi?

Would he like to discuss his situation in Iran?

China can get their oil through the Strait without much difficulty because they are an ally of Iran. What does Trump have to offer? Raise their tariffs? Walmart will appreciate that.

Trump is desperate to stop the war he started. As usual, he had no strategy, no plans, on how to extricate himself from the war. Now he has dragged the country into a quagmire and finds himself with no friends. Even Putin seems to have turned his back on him.

Maybe China will do him a favor?

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Why is Trump going to China next week ? (Original Post) kentuck 17 hrs ago OP
He's going to talk to Elaine Chao Smilo 17 hrs ago #1
Why should they? efhmc 17 hrs ago #2
Beg them to keep buying his debt Johonny 17 hrs ago #3
This seems like a really bad idea to me. Is this plan recent? 3_Limes 17 hrs ago #4
I heard it while flipping thru the channels this morning... kentuck 16 hrs ago #8
New medical treatment for his fatal illness? sinkingfeeling 17 hrs ago #5
Is a long trip safe in his condition? Might it expedite his decline? wnylib 16 hrs ago #7
Because Traildogbob 17 hrs ago #6
to beg his bosses boss quakerboy 16 hrs ago #9
Which plane is he going to take? Raftergirl 16 hrs ago #10
Do what he always does, sell us out. nt miyazaki 16 hrs ago #11
You bet, sell us out, gab13by13 16 hrs ago #13
Why does he do anything he does? Initech 16 hrs ago #12
It will be good for his heart & circulation Captain Zero 16 hrs ago #14
He is? Well that's a bit of a long trip for him isn't it. BannonsLiver 15 hrs ago #15

Smilo

(2,084 posts)
1. He's going to talk to Elaine Chao
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 12:18 PM
17 hrs ago

and ask her to take over mitch's seat while he is "indisposed".

Johonny

(26,928 posts)
3. Beg them to keep buying his debt
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 12:21 PM
17 hrs ago

Because he's spending money like a guy that bankrupt a casino.

3_Limes

(661 posts)
4. This seems like a really bad idea to me. Is this plan recent?
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 12:22 PM
17 hrs ago

Or was it set up a while ago?

XI is going to take Trumpy to the proverbial cleaners if it's a deal that Donnie is looking for. Desperation isn't a good position to bargain from.

Traildogbob

(13,348 posts)
6. Because
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 12:25 PM
17 hrs ago

He has made America great, now he is bored with nothing left to do here, everything is doing amazing, the likes of which we have never seen. So he is going international to spread greatness to other nations.

gab13by13

(33,203 posts)
13. You bet, sell us out,
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 12:58 PM
16 hrs ago

Ask Xi to stop buying Iranian oil, he will get his fossil fuel friends to sell them oiler cheaper,

oh and, go ahead and take Taiwan.

Initech

(109,814 posts)
12. Why does he do anything he does?
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 12:54 PM
16 hrs ago

The sooner this nightmare administration ends, the better!

Captain Zero

(9,006 posts)
14. It will be good for his heart & circulation
Mon Jul 13, 2026, 01:24 PM
16 hrs ago

Fly on. Go up up up, come down down down.
Do it again, add a couple extra stops.
Up up down down.
Don't forget the burgers and fries !!

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