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newdeal2

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1. This is one of the more ironic twists of Trump's time in office

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sat Aug 30, 2025, 11:11 AM

Aug 2025

He and Modi were seen as being buddy buddy early on. Instead, Trump bullied India for his own personal gain and now India is moving back towards Russia and even China. Huge loss for the USA.

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The Nobel Prize and a Testy Phone Call: How the Trump-Modi Relationship Unraveled [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2025 OP

This is one of the more ironic twists of Trump's time in office newdeal2 Aug 2025 #1

Loss for us? I thought we were winning? vapor2 Aug 2025 #3

He bonded with President Obama. They visited the MLK Memorial together. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2025 #4

Obama also had deep respect for Modi's predecessor. fujiyamasan Aug 2025 #7

How is alienating the entire world improving our strategic position? DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2025 #5

Modi knows who the new kid on the populist block is. TommyT139 Aug 2025 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Aug 2025 #6

And DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2025 #8

God yeah-thank goodness Duterte and Bolsanaro are gone jfz9580m Aug 2025 #9

Here is a free link to the article cited in the OP LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #10