Did you hear the reporter ask Trump if had spoken with Xi....,

[imanamerican63]

since he imposed the tariffs?

Trump responded “I won’t comment on that”! Which means he has idea what China will negotiate for?

[Johonny]

1. He probably doesnt know who Xi is

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Nonsense. "He probably doesnt know who Xi is" may be emotionally satisfying to say, but it is untrue and unhelpful. . nt

[Johonny]

3. You give him too much credit

I never will.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. No. See my post #4 in this thread. Just no. . . . . nt

[Irish_Dem]

8. Sarcastic hyperbole is not meant to be taken literally.

It is meant to point out the absurdity of Trump's mental status and functional level.

And from a clinical standpoint, I could make a case that Trump may or may not
know who Xi is on any given day or hour. Depending upon whether he has been medicated
or not, and his current cognitive status.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Put in context with his other remarks saying several phone calls w Xi but no timeline

Thus we have it here: no talks since tariffs. I trust China's statement more than tRump.

Investment manager Kyle Bass on tv today saying he trusts "US government" statements over Chinese govt statements. He and so many market "gurus" and media personalities are all-in believing these are normal times with a little ripple of turbulence.

Nope. These are not normal times.

[Irish_Dem]

5. I thought Trump said he had been speaking many times with Xi?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Yes. Calls before tariff taxes. He gave no timeline but when pressed on it, he wouldn't admit, saying no comment. . . nt

[Irish_Dem]

9. He is being sneaky and disingenuous.

He knows full well that the reporter is asking about recent meetings about the tariffs.
Talking about many past meetings is misleading and dishonest.

[imanamerican63]

10. Confusing from the beginning!