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Miles Archer

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Thu Oct 30, 2025, 01:58 PM Oct 30

Oh FFS. South Korea served Trump brownies "decorated with the color of gold that President Trump favors" [View all]

I get "diplomacy," but...

'Do you have a kids' menu?' Trump ridiculed for 'embarrassing' food choices on Asia trip

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-asia-trip/

The president's culinary preferences – fast food, well-done steaks and spaghetti – are well known, and his Asian hosts attempted to strike a balance between regional specialties and his Americanized tastes, according to the New York Times.

"The lunch he shared with President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea and business leaders on Wednesday was summed up by Mr. Lee’s office as 'fusion Korean cuisine featuring regional specialties from across the nation and tailored to President Trump’s preferences,'" the Times reported.

"The White House picked up on the gesture, calling the Thousand Island dressing, tossed with South Korean shrimps, scallops and abalone, 'a nod to Trump’s New York roots,'" the report added. "It appeared to be his preferred dressing. He also had the condiment, which hails from near the border between New York and Ontario, the night before in Tokyo at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence."

The South Koreans also served braised short ribs made with U.S. beef, along with kimchi and other traditional sides, but also served beef patties with ketchup and brownies decorated with what Lee's office described as "the color of gold that President Trump favors.”
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They gave him a gold crown and... lame54 Oct 30 #1
I heard he claims to crap solid gold bricks GusBob Oct 30 #2
Well, his Mama never told him what mine told me! SARose Oct 30 #3
Yeah. For me it was "Starving kids in Korea." Miles Archer Oct 30 #6
The country I pick is America GusBob Oct 30 #13
the actual food Celerity Oct 30 #4
Egads, he must have been FURIOUS about the PORTION SIZES. Miles Archer Oct 30 #8
Wonder how long it took the Big Mac order to arrive afterward? Vinca Oct 30 #18
I get countries are doing what they feel they need to do to placate the corpse flower but I can't help but think Solly Mack Oct 30 #5
I've heard accounts of Arab countries serving him steaks charred beyond recognition Miles Archer Oct 30 #9
I wonder how long before he wears the crown in public. Solly Mack Oct 30 #12
I sit copilot on that sentiment Torchlight Oct 30 #10
Thank you for that. Solly Mack Oct 30 #11
They're not doing it to placate him. GoCubsGo Oct 30 #16
Gilding the little man's diapers to make him better feel like a king Torchlight Oct 30 #7
Rich people used to die from eating gold leftstreet Oct 30 #14
Crassus met a bad end via the Parthians Celerity Oct 30 #19
They know that they can manipulate him through flattery. GoCubsGo Oct 30 #15
Hugh Hefner Miles Archer Oct 30 #17
I fail to see the appeal of eating gold. 3catwoman3 Oct 30 #20
Of course Thousand Island is his favorite dressing. tanyev Oct 30 #21
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