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Ocelot II

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7. Trump folded, not Sheinbaum. Don't buy Trump's spin.

Mon Feb 3, 2025, 12:10 PM

Feb 2025

Mexico agreed to move some troops to the border; it will cost them basically nothing just to relocate some soldiers. But it delayed the tariffs while giving Trump time to save face. Smart negotiating by Sheinbaum.

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Mexico just folded [View all] Kilgore Feb 2025 OP

Trump's superpower is to make the entire world fold like a lawn chair. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #1

Seriously, am I living in the Unted States or North Korea? Initech Feb 2025 #45

We are living in a Russian colony. Irish_Dem Feb 2025 #47

Dump can now rename the U.S as Trumpikistan. Dave Bowman Feb 2025 #54

lol no they didn't, DSheinbaul played Trump, Trump folded obamanut2012 Feb 2025 #2

Exactly, showed good judgment. Trump is just Walleye Feb 2025 #13

+1 for the spelling of "judgment"' GreenWave Feb 2025 #50

this person is caught in a negativity spiral NJCher Feb 2025 #39

The OP is posting & running, only to launch other OPs instead of responding here Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #66

Pretty sure it's a token gesture. "Here look, I'm moving troops around!" Wingus Dingus Feb 2025 #3

She folded? Or did she grab Trump by the pussy? Autumn Feb 2025 #4

Yup, Sheinbaum won obamanut2012 Feb 2025 #8

By that logic Chuuku Davis Feb 2025 #23

Logic? Trump says that too.But it's not true because he's a fucking lying piece of shit. Autumn Feb 2025 #34

Note the weasel words: "Committed to...", "working to..." subterranean Feb 2025 #62

To keep Americans from leaving? usonian Feb 2025 #5

Tariffs on hold for 30 days Tickle Feb 2025 #6

Trump folded, not Sheinbaum. Don't buy Trump's spin. Ocelot II Feb 2025 #7

Trump only cares about optics. The optics he can play was that he got concessions. Self Esteem Feb 2025 #14

And apparently some DUers are eager to be fooled. yardwork Feb 2025 #20

It's not about being fooled... Self Esteem Feb 2025 #30

The OP appears to be fooled. yardwork Feb 2025 #33

Most people are going to perceive it similarly to the OP. Self Esteem Feb 2025 #38

The word knows Trump folded. Scheinbaum is the new leader of North America. delisen Feb 2025 #29

The world is irrelevant to Trump. Self Esteem Feb 2025 #35

I disagree. delisen Feb 2025 #41

Trump excels because people (as in the voters) don't believe his threats. Self Esteem Feb 2025 #67

Exact same thing happened with Panama Cosmocat Feb 2025 #32

That's what Trump does. Self Esteem Feb 2025 #37

And he is enabled by people accepting and buying into his spin. Wiz Imp Feb 2025 #53

Border is really long. Really, really long. haele Feb 2025 #31

Trump is going down there on the sweaty border to count all of those 10,000 troops? Hugin Feb 2025 #9

Love Mexico snowybirdie Feb 2025 #10

Why would you think that? madaboutharry Feb 2025 #11

That's how the Right is spinning it obamanut2012 Feb 2025 #16

This numpty is going to keep kicking the can down the road True Dough Feb 2025 #12

Two weeks dweller Feb 2025 #19

Folded? EndlessWire Feb 2025 #15

She didn't foldk, though -- SHE is who got concessions not already on the table obamanut2012 Feb 2025 #21

I don't know the back story. But when it comes to international stuff, other countries really have their own LeftInTX Feb 2025 #40

That's not folding. yardwork Feb 2025 #17

Hardly. 10,000 troops is in line with what they were already doing Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2025 #18

Exactly, he is conning all his magats. Emile Feb 2025 #27

I would think dweller Feb 2025 #22

A month is 9 years away Turbineguy Feb 2025 #24

You are wrong. Trump folded delisen Feb 2025 #25

trump knows he has to throw some shit on the wall cachukis Feb 2025 #26

Good Polybius Feb 2025 #28

Trump folded n/t TubbersUK Feb 2025 #36

No they didn't mr715 Feb 2025 #42

Right wing hooey - Biden did this in July. AStern Feb 2025 #43

Is that what Trump says? nt LexVegas Feb 2025 #44

Stock Market agrees and is responding as if Trump won andym Feb 2025 #46

Stock market forced Trump into conceding with Mexico. Yavin4 Feb 2025 #49

Krugman said just that on Ari malaise Feb 2025 #70

To paraphrase the song, "Tin Man" by the band America... Yavin4 Feb 2025 #48

What's the Spanish word for "extortion"? Ping Tung Feb 2025 #51

Mexico didn't fold, there are more than 10,000 there already WhiteTara Feb 2025 #52

Post removed Post removed Feb 2025 #55

Good morning Sunshine!!! GP6971 Feb 2025 #56

It's eating pizza now, lol Emile Feb 2025 #61

I saw that. I hope they had GP6971 Feb 2025 #63

Pizza be ready soon, but in the meantime Emile Feb 2025 #57

You just helped me decide what to have for lunch! sarisataka Feb 2025 #59

LOL 🤣 Emile Feb 2025 #60

Troops going to which border.? The issue is not really at the US border, its Mexico's southern border dutch777 Feb 2025 #58

What I heard is that they're sending the addtional troops....... WillowTree Feb 2025 #69

Bullshit. Trump is trying to take credit for something Biden did. Nevilledog Feb 2025 #64

You sus. n/t demmiblue Feb 2025 #65

2 threads on the first GD page about "folding". Both posted by the same poster. muriel_volestrangler Feb 2025 #68