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Mr.Bee

(1,967 posts)
21. Let's Put It This Way
Thu May 14, 2026, 02:40 PM
May 14

He didn't take the billionaire owners with him.
they went to keep an eye on him-
so he doesn't fuck up their interests.

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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
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