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kpete

(72,901 posts) Mon May 18, 2020, 03:27 PM May 2020

President Trump felt so strongly about snubbing WHO that he ceded the stage to Xi.

Xi accepted the invitation. China's president delivered a virtual speech in which he pledged $2 billion in coronavirus aid to the worldwide response. Other world leaders who addressed today's gathering included Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron.

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President Trump felt so strongly about snubbing WHO that he ceded the stage to Xi. (Original Post) kpete May 2020 OP

drumpf is a thug not a leader samsingh May 2020 #1

That'll learn 'em... Wounded Bear May 2020 #2

We,the USA, Wellstone ruled May 2020 #3

Boosting Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #4

Earlier power vacuum Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #5

America: formerly known as the Indispensable Nation Hekate May 2020 #6

samsingh

(18,426 posts)

1. drumpf is a thug not a leader

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2020, 03:45 PM

May 2020

his approach is to take other people's work and take it for himself. He has nothing to add to a true emergency - nothing to offer.

Wounded Bear

(64,324 posts)

2. That'll learn 'em...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2020, 03:50 PM

May 2020

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

3. We,the USA,

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2020, 04:09 PM

May 2020

were just written off by the all first world Nations as someone who can not be trusted. And,as a result,the First World Nations will move on without the USA and that will impact every citizen of this country for some time to come.