What struck me was Trump waiting at the White House door for Zelenskyy's arrival. Compare that to Modi's visit to the White House, where a female aide was at the door to usher Modi into the White House. It is clear as daylight what India means to Trump. Okay, I am not going to belittle India, the up-and coming superpower to deflate Modi's and Palki Sharma's ego.
Having said that, Trump was seen arrogantly teaching Zelenskyy how to behave and using threatening gestures to silence his disagreement. It all shows who is the real dictator. Remember the gloating by Trump that if he becomes President, he will end the war in 24 hours. That is coming back to haunt him. Wars do not end just because Trump says so. Trade Wars are not so easy to win as gloated by Trump as well. And tariffs are not that easy to put China down. There are so many things to be sorted out to settle a war - concessions to be negotiated, territories to be settled. and is not all up to the USA to dictate. Zelenskyy, a cornered rat is not even giving in, not to talk about Putin.
Now the Europeans are playing the game as well, by telling Zelenskyy that even if the USA throws Ukraine under the bus, they will still support Zelenskyy. Too little too late or just being heroic? What does that indicate to Trump? Oh, sorry, they could not throw Trump under the bus, right? Only the USA can throw other countries under the bus.
As Anon 11.43 said, it is going to be a beautiful sight to behold going forward.
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Trump is too fat to fit under a bus.
I think many countries are sick and tired of Trump's nonsense of imposing tariffs, walking back next, give a timeline, reimpose those tariffs and possibly walking back when the shit hits the fan. Is this what he called his 'Art of the Deal'?
Countries must never be lured into a false sense of security and fall into Trump's conman game, knowing this is his forte. Remember his six bankruptcies and it will be better for everyone. China knows what game Trump is playing and is now prepared to fight 'any kind of war'. What is the message?
Trump is like a headless cockroach, not knowing which direction to turn and making decisions on the spur of the moment, having to follow his dishing out of 'word salads' that are sometimes unintelligible. Talk about Kamala Harris, the master of inventing 'word salads' to confuse and to wriggle out of difficult situations. As an example, how could Zelenskyy be designated a dictator one day and the next day becomes a great leader following orders, which just boggles the mind.
Great leaders do not go back on the words that come out of their mouths. Doing so is a sign of weakness, according to the late Lee Kuan Yew. They are not kids playing kid's game. They are leaders whose words must be credible to be trustworthy. Not making decisions that swayed from one direction to the next like bamboos swaying with the wind.
China normally does not release what it has not achieved just by gloating. The talking normally comes after China is ready to release its achievements.
When China says it is ready to fight 'any kind of war', that is really an indication of how prepared China is after all the war hyping by the USA over the last eight years, since Trump's first term.
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