Friday, May 15, 2026

5 takeaways from Trump’s trip to China

The most important foreign trip of President Trump's second term to date concluded on Friday as he flew back to Washington from China. Trump had been met with great pageantry as he arrived for his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but the warmth of the welcome was offset by obvious tensions -- over the war in Iran, the fate of Taiwan and the terms of trade between the two economic superpowers.

Posted by LampLighter at 08:08 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink

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... The president was also treading something of a fine line, visibly enjoying such a high-profile foreign visit while his approval ratings sag at home, in part because of the Iran conflict.

The visit to China had previously been scheduled for six weeks prior but had been postponed owing to the war launched against Iran by the U.S. and Israel on Feb. 28.

Here are the big takeaways from Trump's visit.

No big breakthrough on Iran -- or anything else ...

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#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-15 08:10 PM

@#1

The article goes into further detail, which see.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-15 08:11 PM

Only one takeaway is important - Trump got clowned.

He was cucked like only an impotent, bloated bag of spray tanned s*&^ like him could be cucked.

And he knows it too, which is why he tucked tail and ran early.

#3 | Posted by jpw at 2026-05-15 08:16 PM

@#3 ... Only one takeaway is important - Trump got clowned. ...

I wish I could disagree.

But I cannot.

Quite telling for me were the times Pres Trump was asked about Taiwan by reporters, and he stood silent. Not even acknowledging the reporters' questions. He did not even do his usual castigation of the reporter for asking the question. He just stood silent.

He just stood there. So weak.

Apparently deferring to Pres Xi's statement that was released during their discussions.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-15 08:42 PM

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