Trump moved defensive weapons away from Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, so they could be destroyed in his morally and strategically wrong war of choice against Iran. China is well aware of his fecklessness and incompetence. Look for the US to come out worse in any "negotiations" on this trip.
Just be ready for the scumbag's president idiotic victory lap after the summit and increased resolution of China to take control of Taiwan. The US have never been so morally and militarily weak and more isolated Anne. And as for Xi influencing the resolve of Iran to continue to play this regime, forget it. It might be not a good economic move by China but a great opportunity to show the world who is the responsible party and who is the irrational disrupter in the international arena. We need regime change at home, ASAP.
Thinking about the staying power of Iran in an asymettric war, look at Ukraine. Putin thought it would be over on day one. Where is Russia today? Far weaker than it was 4 years ago.
He is going to China with his massive weaknesses plainly visible. He has a progressive dementia, the attention span of a gnat, and relies on his gut feelings, and a multitude of psychiatric demons swirling in his head... and he will be sitting across from a highly intelligent and canny opponent and tRump will just cave to anything Xi says which strokes his ego. If we have the chance, future Presidents need a vetting process - not a personality pageant like the primaries. edit: fixed typo edit again : changed agent to pageant...
No. He thinks he does everything by himself. He thought that when his daddy was bankrolling all of his failures, and he thinks it now, when the dictators and the oligarchs who want to rule the world, are pulling his strings.
Trump is anti-American and a fascist. He’s a moron, mentally ill and shameless. He does not care about representing the country or its people. Americans and its “allies” are in a “no win” situation as long as he’s in office. Trump will continue to burn everything to the ground just as long as he continues to line his own pockets. Good job America; anybody with a brain knew this was coming.
It is an incredibly dangerous moment for the whole world. I will NEVER forgive Republicans for not removing this sick man from the presidency before he could wreak such damage not only here in the U.S. but on the entire world. I feel sorry for the people of Taiwan.
Grandpa Trump sundowning with dementia, with the help of his “nighttime assistant” Natalia Harp, spent the flight to China posting bizarre AI-slop, incendiary propaganda, and childish insults on his “Truth” social. The Chinese play the long game. We are sending this unwell president and a bunch of CEOs to do what? Negotiate for our economic well being???
Thank you for a substantive post this morning, Jen. What I have been reading lately on many platforms are simply regurgitations of the usual drivel that we already know. The phrase that jumped out at me was this: "Trump gave Iran asymmetric leverage by starting a war without securing the Strait of Hormuz." This one statement demonstrates how utterly vacant this maladministration is. We are currently struggling with a multi-level, multivalent attack on every conceivable lever of democracy. This maladministration of Quislings, numpties, and feckless incompetents is merrily engaging in every form of graft, corruption, and self-dealing and directing their energies to destroying the economy of average Americans in order to quell dissent (historically, people don't actually rebel when they are starving and desperate; they rebel when they have the time and mental energy to think about their condition). The judiciary is determined to return our justice system to the 1880s: a time when women did not have the right to own property, let alone the right to vote; when BIPOC people had no civil rights; when marital rape was not a legal concept and femicide rarely prosecuted; when the country was ruled by the likes of J. P. Morgan, Henry Clay Frick, the Rockefellers, and the Vanderbilts. We are seeing a backlash the likes of which I never thought possible, even though I have been fighting against backlashes all my life. I admit to being dumbfounded, especially because I don't see any real energy among most of the Democrat representatives to do anything except protect their food bowls. We are not being supported by any of the players we have come to rely on. This is going to get a whole lot worse, I suspect, before we see the "arc of the universe" turning toward justice.
Scary times. You have a narcissistic sociopath starting a war with Iran that he can't find a final solution for , he is off to China with a pack of incompetent sycophant to possibly sell out Taiwan for help settling the morass in Iran. He has the finest and largest military of the world with no folks with diplomatic skills. Any man who is just bent on ballrooms, arches, golden statues of self and reflecting pool with no worldly skills should not be going anywhere but a hospital for the criminally insane.
And lets now forget the banners in DC with his mug on it like it's the Red Square in Moscow, the soon-to-be issued "patriot passports" sporting his mug and of course his signature in gold and who the hell knows what other vanity projects he will dream up.
Alas, the sad fact is Rubin nails the core point of the horror that is Trump: "One can easily imagine a downward spiral for the U.S. under a president who has frittered away America’s geopolitical advantages and who can be easily swayed by empty compliments and plenty of pomp."
The republican-communist-fascist party has totally degraded our once honorable and strong military. All ships are due for dry dock work, soldiers are tired , leadership is lost in fantasy, and we are behind in new war tactics. After this face to face with Xi,China will know what King Charles learned from his face to face with trump; Americans are being lead by the weakest and most unqualified people in their complete history. I feel sorry for Tiwian.
A recent political cartoon showed a small figure of Trump as a puppet, with larger images of Putin and Netanyahu pulling the strings. With the meeting with Xi in Bejing, we can likely add him as one of the puppetmasters. Compared to Xi, Trump ranks somewhere between a rank amateur and an incompetent.
Everything Trump does is basically rape. Iran won't let him and as horrible and awful as their regime is, I can't help but be glad someone is finally telling that walking corpse NO.
Trump moved defensive weapons away from Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, so they could be destroyed in his morally and strategically wrong war of choice against Iran. China is well aware of his fecklessness and incompetence. Look for the US to come out worse in any "negotiations" on this trip.
Just be ready for the scumbag's president idiotic victory lap after the summit and increased resolution of China to take control of Taiwan. The US have never been so morally and militarily weak and more isolated Anne. And as for Xi influencing the resolve of Iran to continue to play this regime, forget it. It might be not a good economic move by China but a great opportunity to show the world who is the responsible party and who is the irrational disrupter in the international arena. We need regime change at home, ASAP.
Thinking about the staying power of Iran in an asymettric war, look at Ukraine. Putin thought it would be over on day one. Where is Russia today? Far weaker than it was 4 years ago.
Some days I wonder how Vladimir Putin and Xi don't both asphyxiate from laughter and sheer disbelief when they wake up every morning.
Does Trump really not know that he's being played?
He's too stupid and demented to recognize his incompetence. His entire world is focused on self-justification.
He is going to China with his massive weaknesses plainly visible. He has a progressive dementia, the attention span of a gnat, and relies on his gut feelings, and a multitude of psychiatric demons swirling in his head... and he will be sitting across from a highly intelligent and canny opponent and tRump will just cave to anything Xi says which strokes his ego. If we have the chance, future Presidents need a vetting process - not a personality pageant like the primaries. edit: fixed typo edit again : changed agent to pageant...
“A multitude of psychiatric demons swirling in his head” — a perfect description, Steve! But note that your editing history is showing!
I do the editing openly. I have a running battle with spellcheck.
Like Sergeant Schultz, Trump, truly, can say, “I know nothing!”
No. He thinks he does everything by himself. He thought that when his daddy was bankrolling all of his failures, and he thinks it now, when the dictators and the oligarchs who want to rule the world, are pulling his strings.
He has NO idea…
Trump is anti-American and a fascist. He’s a moron, mentally ill and shameless. He does not care about representing the country or its people. Americans and its “allies” are in a “no win” situation as long as he’s in office. Trump will continue to burn everything to the ground just as long as he continues to line his own pockets. Good job America; anybody with a brain knew this was coming.
None dare call him Krasnov.
It is an incredibly dangerous moment for the whole world. I will NEVER forgive Republicans for not removing this sick man from the presidency before he could wreak such damage not only here in the U.S. but on the entire world. I feel sorry for the people of Taiwan.
Grandpa Trump sundowning with dementia, with the help of his “nighttime assistant” Natalia Harp, spent the flight to China posting bizarre AI-slop, incendiary propaganda, and childish insults on his “Truth” social. The Chinese play the long game. We are sending this unwell president and a bunch of CEOs to do what? Negotiate for our economic well being???
Grandpa trump should be in an asylum or in jail and not screwing up the whole world.
Thank you for a substantive post this morning, Jen. What I have been reading lately on many platforms are simply regurgitations of the usual drivel that we already know. The phrase that jumped out at me was this: "Trump gave Iran asymmetric leverage by starting a war without securing the Strait of Hormuz." This one statement demonstrates how utterly vacant this maladministration is. We are currently struggling with a multi-level, multivalent attack on every conceivable lever of democracy. This maladministration of Quislings, numpties, and feckless incompetents is merrily engaging in every form of graft, corruption, and self-dealing and directing their energies to destroying the economy of average Americans in order to quell dissent (historically, people don't actually rebel when they are starving and desperate; they rebel when they have the time and mental energy to think about their condition). The judiciary is determined to return our justice system to the 1880s: a time when women did not have the right to own property, let alone the right to vote; when BIPOC people had no civil rights; when marital rape was not a legal concept and femicide rarely prosecuted; when the country was ruled by the likes of J. P. Morgan, Henry Clay Frick, the Rockefellers, and the Vanderbilts. We are seeing a backlash the likes of which I never thought possible, even though I have been fighting against backlashes all my life. I admit to being dumbfounded, especially because I don't see any real energy among most of the Democrat representatives to do anything except protect their food bowls. We are not being supported by any of the players we have come to rely on. This is going to get a whole lot worse, I suspect, before we see the "arc of the universe" turning toward justice.
Speaking of "Mr. Trump’s gut-driven approach to complex issues," when you think with your gut, you know what the output will be.
Scary times. You have a narcissistic sociopath starting a war with Iran that he can't find a final solution for , he is off to China with a pack of incompetent sycophant to possibly sell out Taiwan for help settling the morass in Iran. He has the finest and largest military of the world with no folks with diplomatic skills. Any man who is just bent on ballrooms, arches, golden statues of self and reflecting pool with no worldly skills should not be going anywhere but a hospital for the criminally insane.
And lets now forget the banners in DC with his mug on it like it's the Red Square in Moscow, the soon-to-be issued "patriot passports" sporting his mug and of course his signature in gold and who the hell knows what other vanity projects he will dream up.
Well said Al.
Alas, the sad fact is Rubin nails the core point of the horror that is Trump: "One can easily imagine a downward spiral for the U.S. under a president who has frittered away America’s geopolitical advantages and who can be easily swayed by empty compliments and plenty of pomp."
Xi did not even meet trump at the airport instead sending an underling. Xi has all the cards and trump is the subservient one.
Most sane appraisal of the international situation I have read to date.
The republican-communist-fascist party has totally degraded our once honorable and strong military. All ships are due for dry dock work, soldiers are tired , leadership is lost in fantasy, and we are behind in new war tactics. After this face to face with Xi,China will know what King Charles learned from his face to face with trump; Americans are being lead by the weakest and most unqualified people in their complete history. I feel sorry for Tiwian.
A recent political cartoon showed a small figure of Trump as a puppet, with larger images of Putin and Netanyahu pulling the strings. With the meeting with Xi in Bejing, we can likely add him as one of the puppetmasters. Compared to Xi, Trump ranks somewhere between a rank amateur and an incompetent.
Speak loudly and carry on like a fool.
Everything Trump does is basically rape. Iran won't let him and as horrible and awful as their regime is, I can't help but be glad someone is finally telling that walking corpse NO.
"Everything Trump does is basically rape." Yes, Angie, that's Turnip in a nutshell. He's a born predator.
Trump is the worst representative of the United States of America.
is he ? I feel he is too good a rep of the many idiot people in our country.