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JohnnyRingo

(21,085 posts) Thu May 14, 2026, 12:24 PM May 14

He's gonna dump Taiwan, isn't he? [View all]

All it would take is a an even-money trade deal and a complement of how smart he is, and it's goodbye Taiwan.
Congress already approved a multi billion dollar arms sale to the province and Trump signed it, but then after a chat with Xi he held the money back.

I fear this will go down as the most significant China visit since Nixon, but in an infamous way. Trump is singlehandedly making school globes an obsolete reference.

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He's gonna dump Taiwan, isn't he? [View all] JohnnyRingo May 14 OP

Billionaires United bucolic_frolic May 14 #1

Acts so freakin tough until he actually meets another world leader vapor2 May 14 #2

Trump is easy to manipulate. Irish_Dem May 14 #4

Xi gives him a 10K, gold plated putter. Tells him how great he is ---- Bye, bye Taiwan. 3Hotdogs May 14 #23

Throw in cocaine and a hooker. Irish_Dem May 14 #28

If he gets enough money of course he will trade Taiwan for it. Irish_Dem May 14 #3

Taiwan's fate is on shaky ground while Trump is oasis May 14 #5

Yep, like he's dumped on every democracy here and around the world. nt ImNotGod May 14 #6

I'd guess it comes down to who show up with the biggest briefcase full of cash. Torchlight May 14 #7

He'll try to sell it to China like he tried to sell Puerto Rico & other countries that didn't even belong to the US? imanamerican63 May 14 #8

Nixons visit to China was the beginning of the end dclarston13 May 14 #9

To be honest, if Trump is offered enough money Dan May 14 #10

And he has sold America... Pesky1 May 14 #12

Without batting an eye orangecrush May 14 #18

My thought too n/t BaronChocula May 14 #11

Yes he is. I don't know what Xi promised, but Xi will screw Trump over. Ray Bruns May 14 #13

95% sure mr715 May 14 #14

Well... BurnDoubt May 14 #15

Taiwan isn't a province. It's a sovereign nation, officially known as the Republic of China. ShazzieB May 14 #16

That's right, Taiwan isn't a province. JohnnyRingo May 14 #31

I'm betting yes orangecrush May 14 #17

Taiwan is over. That deal was done before Billsdaughter May 14 #19

Trump was impeached the first time for withholding $400M already approved by Congress for military aid to Ukraine sop May 14 #20

On paper, yes. But the Republicans will not Billsdaughter May 14 #25

Let's Put It This Way Mr.Bee May 14 #21

They are a major manufacturing hub for computer chips. littlemissmartypants May 14 #22

Hell, if Xi gave trump enough money, he'd give them the U.S. C Moon May 14 #24

Yep. Scrivener7 May 14 #26

Then why did he have all the F-22's and the other ships sent to Japan? Must be a last minute change. Wonder why? ChicagoTeamster May 14 #27

Taiwan won't go down without a fight Buckeyeblue May 14 #29

We have no moral high ground to stand on. Trump wants to invade Canada, Greenland, Cuba, and we are Pisces May 14 #30