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Wonder Why

(7,232 posts) Mon Oct 27, 2025, 08:56 AM Oct 2025

"Trump gets royal welcome in Japan, China trade truce hopes rise"

The title above was the title of the lead article on reuters.com this morning. I guess he must have enlarged it to take up a full wall of his new ballroom for when he is crowned.

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"Trump gets royal welcome in Japan, China trade truce hopes rise" (Original Post) Wonder Why Oct 2025 OP

I thought we didn't have royalty in the US. Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #1

We have royal fuck-ups. DFW Oct 2025 #3

And royal pain in the asses. Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #4

Oh, yes, not to forget them! n/t DFW Oct 2025 #5

Baka baka baka Generic Other Oct 2025 #2

Irish_Dem

(82,312 posts)

1. I thought we didn't have royalty in the US.

Reply to Wonder Why (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 09:00 AM

Oct 2025

No American president should get a royal welcome.

DFW

(60,429 posts)

3. We have royal fuck-ups.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 12:22 PM

Oct 2025

Close, anyway!

Irish_Dem

(82,312 posts)

4. And royal pain in the asses.

Reply to DFW (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 12:26 PM

Oct 2025

DFW

(60,429 posts)

5. Oh, yes, not to forget them! n/t

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 01:07 PM

Oct 2025

Generic Other

(29,082 posts)

2. Baka baka baka

Reply to Wonder Why (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 09:08 AM

Oct 2025

STUPID.

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