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(5,798 posts) Sun Dec 18, 2016, 12:55 AM Dec 2016

Trump Says China Should Keep Drone They Agreed to Give Back [View all]

Source: ABC News

"President-elect Donald Trump said tonight that China should keep the U.S. Navy underwater drone that had been seized in international waters in the South China Sea. The Pentagon said Saturday that China agreed to return the drone.

"We should tell China that we don't want the drone they stole back.- let them keep it!" Trump tweeted this evening.

The incident had sparked a diplomatic protest from the United States demanding the return of the drone, which is used for oceanographic research.

China Agrees to Give Back US Underwater Drone Seized in South China Sea
Before it was revealed that China would return the drone to the United States, Trump took to Twitter to call the drone seizure an "unprecedented act."

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-china-drone-agreed-give-back/story?id=44261236&cid=clicksource_4380645_1_hero_headlines_bsq_hed

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Trump Says China Should Keep Drone They Agreed to Give Back [View all] wishstar Dec 2016 OP

Petulent child marybourg Dec 2016 #1

WTF? Pachamama Dec 2016 #2

Trumps is nuts EricMaundry Dec 2016 #3

After Pres Obama urged him to be careful and methodical w/China, instead he's a petulant child wishstar Dec 2016 #4

Are you listening electors? flamingdem Dec 2016 #5

+1 FailureToCommunicate Dec 2016 #23

Unpresidented. nt SunSeeker Dec 2016 #6

Give him a break. Quackers Dec 2016 #15

He's just acting Republican. Kablooie Dec 2016 #7

The guy is stark raving mad... Blue Idaho Dec 2016 #8

Mad King Donald Hekate Dec 2016 #9

Just like King Aerys. We need a Jaime Lannister in the Trump guards... bravenak Dec 2016 #30

Orange Julius. sarcasmo Dec 2016 #31

Ask Putin what we should do, asshole world wide wally Dec 2016 #10

Alzheimer's. Just like his daddy at his age. truthisfreedom Dec 2016 #11

he needs an mri. now. mopinko Dec 2016 #28

So, our media is content to report on tweets from the POTUS elect? They should be demanding a.... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #12

The Chinese will Share the drone specs with Russia. Wolf Frankula Dec 2016 #13

It's just a commercial drone watoos Dec 2016 #22

It's a highly specialized underwater drone. Somehow I think they don't come cheap. Hekate Dec 2016 #32

Simple solution Quackers Dec 2016 #14

He wants us to do that rpannier Dec 2016 #16

Snorting amphetamines again? Submariner Dec 2016 #17

The Electoral College must save US from his insanity democratisphere Dec 2016 #18

Aren't these things classified? jmowreader Dec 2016 #19

why he's saying that, no you keep it so I can Thekaspervote Dec 2016 #20

Obama Demanded, China Complied man on the moonshine Dec 2016 #21

What? It's purity has been soiled? n/t malthaussen Dec 2016 #24

Speak softly and carry a big tweet. keithbvadu2 Dec 2016 #25

i called it (link)!!!!!!! unblock Dec 2016 #26

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #27

News Flash! They_Live Dec 2016 #29

Get used to it Moral Compass Dec 2016 #33

BREAKING: Pres-elect Dumbfuck tweets his astounding ignorance of current events. Rex Dec 2016 #34