DrLove
Diamond Member
China won - again. Providing Toxic Tangerine a red carpet and other puffery is NOT a win for US.
Trump returns home from Asia with few clear wins
Poster's Note: Apparently when your hands are this tiny, it takes two to hold a bottle of water.
“It was a red carpet like nobody, probably has ever received,” Trump bragged in Manila. “And that really is a sign of respect, perhaps for me a little bit, but really for our country.”
And yet, as he flies home to Washington, former diplomats and Asia experts were talking about how China came out ahead – and they noted he is returning to Washington largely empty-handed.
“The principal takeaway from Trump’s big Asia trip: virtually zero progress on any issue that matters to the Americans,” Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer wrote in a report. “Ultimately, that’s the biggest win for China.”
And yet, as he flies home to Washington, former diplomats and Asia experts were talking about how China came out ahead – and they noted he is returning to Washington largely empty-handed.
“The principal takeaway from Trump’s big Asia trip: virtually zero progress on any issue that matters to the Americans,” Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer wrote in a report. “Ultimately, that’s the biggest win for China.”
Trump returns home from Asia with few clear wins
Poster's Note: Apparently when your hands are this tiny, it takes two to hold a bottle of water.