Posted on 12/02/2016 11:44:19 PM PST by Trump20162020
Two questions. One: Who initiated the call? And two: Did he understand the significance of what he was doing when it happened?
Not sure about the answer to the first question. Ive got a guess about the second.
Donald Trump risks opening up a major diplomatic dispute with China before he has even been inaugurated after speaking on the phone on Friday with Tsai Ying-wen, the president of Taiwan.
Trumps spokesman also confirmed that the call happened. The U.S. maintains unofficial relations with Taiwan but hasnt conducted official diplomacy since the end of Carters administration, as a concession to maintaining good relations with China. Not even Reagan or the cowboy Dubya risked antagonizing the Chinese by breaking with that protocol of ambiguity. Trump speaking to Tsai will be taken as a signal, intended or not, that the U.S. disputes Chinese sovereignty over Taiwan.
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I've got a third question.
If the reporter thinks he understands the significance, why does he not think Trump would understand its significance?
ML/NJ
I un-followed Allahpundit on Twitter. He was getting unhinged and pathetic.
Trump had a bagel with no cream cheese today. unfit for President kind of unhinged and pathetic.
President Trump: "Hello, Taiwan? I want girls. Busloads/trainloads of your girls imported!"
President Tsai Ing-wen: "Girls? I first female Plesidant of Taiwan. I send you girls. Bus roads! Here, I text you picture:"
Trump: "Nice. Send them over and I'll send you missiles, money, and Carrier Air conditioners instead of that Chinese Crap. It'll be great."
Tsai Ing-wen: "Tank you for da helmet Plesident Trump! Chinese very crose to us. We will win with your weapons! We send you more girls! Here rookie here:
Taiwanese girls: "HIIIIII DONNNNNNALLLD!
Trump: "Why, hello Taiwan. We are going to win so much, you'll get tired of winning!
I get the dems are crushed. But here we are after 8 years of Obama, we finally win the presidency and kept the House and Senate, picks people like Sessions, Price and Mad Dog and these nevertrumper conservatives can’t enjoy any of it!
Really sad
Reince knows everybody since he was head of RNC. That is why Trump picked him for chief of staff
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