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Rhiannon12866

(258,542 posts)
Fri May 15, 2026, 04:05 AM 9 hrs ago

Trump Worships Xi Jinping in Embarrassing China State Visit - FIVE MINUTE NEWS



Donald Trump spent years portraying China as America’s greatest enemy, yet during his Beijing summit with Xi Jinping he appeared far more comfortable admiring authoritarian pageantry than defending democratic values.

The visit exposed a deeper contradiction at the heart of Trump’s politics: his hostility toward China has never really been about authoritarianism, but about competition with a system of centralized power he openly envies. - Aired on 05/14/2026.

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Trump Worships Xi Jinping in Embarrassing China State Visit - FIVE MINUTE NEWS (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 9 hrs ago OP
So is this Just Jerome 8 hrs ago #1
Grump worshipping a oriental despot Gum Logger 7 hrs ago #2

Just Jerome

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1. So is this
Fri May 15, 2026, 06:05 AM
8 hrs ago

like the poor kid from the Bronx getting to meet Babe Ruth?

Or just another spider welcoming some damned fool fly?

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