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SticksnStones

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5. I wonder how the Chinese delegation felt about not being invited to the White House

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 03:34 AM

Apr 2017

I wonder if there's any diplomatic fallout - or a perceived lack of respect - to be hosted at MAL rather than the more historic and noteworthy American WH.

Trump may think they prefer MAL, but I'd bet some see the invite as disrespectful.

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boy the chinese president came and went with nary a whisper [View all] msongs Apr 2017 OP

President Xi was preempted by drumpfanov's military show of force. democratisphere Apr 2017 #1

The smart thing to do would have been to play out the China meeting for the media and TeamPooka Apr 2017 #2

then Xi would not have gotten the message that donny is a manly leader & shit. mulsh Apr 2017 #13

The bombs were targeted to destroy the Russia collusion story and missed the mark. TeamPooka Apr 2017 #15

Xi played it smart ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #3

He didn't want "his wired tapped" jpak Apr 2017 #6

My guess is that he ate his dinner, drank his fill of wine Warpy Apr 2017 #4

+1 dalton99a Apr 2017 #10

I wonder how the Chinese delegation felt about not being invited to the White House SticksnStones Apr 2017 #5

Disrespectful, definitely, but guessing they're all Hortensis Apr 2017 #8

I wonder how the Chinese First Lady felt about being shown around Tanuki Apr 2017 #16

Yup. There's that, too. nt SticksnStones Apr 2017 #17

I'm wondering how he could get a "good" meal at Mar-A-Lago if it's anything at all like Trump Tower world wide wally Apr 2017 #7

Move along. Nothing to see here. Achilleaze Apr 2017 #9

he has political challenges back home bigtree Apr 2017 #11

'we the people' will find out on a need-to-know basis..meanwhile we shouldn't worry our little heads spanone Apr 2017 #12

That whole thing looked more like a business meeting than a political summit... Wounded Bear Apr 2017 #14

Once Trump placed his order for a gross of new ties, their business was concluded. bluedigger Apr 2017 #18