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  1. Capital-Chemical-931 on

    In response, Trump looked bored, drooled a bit, and tried to change the subject to ballroom curtains. 

  2. profesorkind on

    In response Trumps says that’s it’s easy to get away, you just need to push your fingers towards each other

  3. redditscraperbot2 on

    Acknowledging the question is tacit admission that China is on the rise and America is in decline. Not an easy question to answer.

  4. Xi is really highlighting just how quickly the US has declined with this summit, low key burns at every turn.

  5. 1Steelghost1 on

    Imagine being the translator. His ‘explain it like I’m 5’ skills must be off the charts!

  6. Bjorne_Fellhanded on

    If they actually used that expression I guarantee the US looked around the room wondering what the hell that meant.

  7. 0Hakuna_Matata0 on

    I went to a boat company in South Carolina, the boat…I said, “How is it?” He said “It’s a problem, sir, they want us to make all electric boats.” So I said, “Let me ask you a question,” and he said “Nobody ever asked this question,” and it must because of MIT, my relationship to MIT…very smart.

    He goes, “I say what would happen if the boat sank from its weight? And you’re in the boat and you have this tremendously powerful battery. And the battery is now underwater. And there’s a shark that’s approximately 10 yards over there.” By the way, a lot of shark attacks lately, did you notice that? A lot of sharks, I watched some guys justifying it today. “Well, they weren’t really that angry, they bit off the young lady’s leg because of the fact that they were they were not hungry, but they misunderstood what who she was.” These people are quite…He said, “There’s no problem with sharks, they just didn’t really understand a young woman swimming”. Now, I really got decimated in other people too, a lot of shark attacks. So I said, “So there’s a shark 10 yards away from the boat…10 yards. Or here. Do I get electrocuted if the boat is sinking, water goes over the battery. The boat is sinking. Do I stay on top of the boat and get electrocuted, or do I jump over by the shark and not get electrocuted?”

    Because I will tell you, he didn’t know the answer. He said, “You know, nobody’s ever asked me that question.” I said, “I think it’s a good question. I think there’s a lot of electric current coming through that water. But you know what I’d do if there was a shark or you get electrocuted, I’ll take electrocution every single time.” I’m not getting near the shark, so we can end that, we’re going to end it for boats.

  8. GrowthWithLogic on

    When leaders start quoting ancient history, they’re really asking whether rivalry has to end in conflict.

  9. philip_laureano on

    And unlike Trump, Xi is no fool. He knows exactly what he’s doing, unlike this Fanta Menace that struggles to stay awake

  10. Spare-Dingo-531 on

    Bro why would you Even ask Trump that question? Trump probably doesn’t even know what that is.

  11. Apprehensive_Wolf217 on

    Considering China is in another ascendant era, and now with more countries wanting to join BRICS because they see the writing on the wall concerning the petrodollar, Xi seems genuinely concerned about how the U.S. is reacting to losing the grip it’s maintained on the world for a hundred years. Sadly we just proved we are not about to concede that power without a fight. Our hegemony is what defines us as a nation since we drew up those articles of independence. Xi knows weakness almost always means desperation (see Russia) and he doesn’t wish for the U.S. to escalate. This pomp and lavish show for Trump is meant to appease and play to his ego. He’s way out of his league when it comes to dealing with Xi and China.

  12. SnooHedgehogs4699 on

    That’s ironic – I just started reading the book about this tonight!

  13. Not_Sure__Camacho on

    I’m sure Trump has no idea what that is. This is why you don’t vote in an idiot. And let’s face it, Xi, Putin, and Netanyahu have probably already lined Trump’s pockets to topple the U.S. from within.

  14. Poopin4days on

    Thoo-sid-did-tees. I looked up how it sounded. I was reading thoosydieds

  15. That Nolan flick doesn’t come out until July, so, just stay away from the cinema?

  16. Any way you think his visit to the Temple of Heaven could be extended to a more permanent arrangement?

  17. ahernandez50 on

    And then trump’s brain exploded when he realized it wasn’t about some sexual position

  18. Josh_Butterballs on

    Trump’s response:

    > Is that what you call those Chinese finger traps around here?

  19. Wait until trump brings that word back to the US. Replace tariffs with a new T word

  20. jackobite360 on

    Great analogy by Xi but way over trumps wig, also I think Trump is the very man to avoid war with China because hes a coward and a bully who picks on the little guys hes not looking for a fight.

  21. luv2ctheworld on

    Honestly not surprising China would recognize and call this out while US just tries to make deals.

  22. Desert-Noir on

    This is a major swipe at the US basically saying “don’t attack us when we are bigger and better than you bro. “

    Good thing is, Trump will think he is talking about a trap for the Tasmanian Devil or something.

  23. That idiot doesn’t know what Thucydides Trap is. 

    Me: googling Thucydides trap. 

  24. ToriEvergreen on

    Since no one has posted what it actually means:

    “The Thucydides Trap, or Thucydides’ Trap, is a term popularized by American political scientist Graham T. Allison to describe an apparent tendency towards war when an emerging power threatens to displace an existing great power as a regional or international hegemon. “

  25. So Xi asked it Trump thinks war could be avoided between US and China. Trump did not understand the question

  26. I wonder what Trump’s response was. Word for word. If you do not know what it even means as a President. Do not even think about going to war.

  27. Somethingood27 on

    Lmao such a banger comment – fucking hysterical 10/10 no notes 😂😂😂

  28. TiddiesAnonymous on

    Lol Trump is the perfect president for this time

    They don’t know what we’re doing, but they don’t know that we don’t know what we’re doing. That’s the next level.

  29. JiveChicken00 on

    The Chinese have been out-thinking foreign barbarians for thousands of years, but I doubt it’s ever been quite this easy.

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