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Miles Archer

(24,238 posts)
Thu May 14, 2026, 08:43 PM Yesterday

NOT THE ONION. Trump says that Xi's calling the U.S. a declining nation WAS IN REFERENCE TO BIDEN. I sh*t you not.

MeidasTouch

‪@meidastouch.com‬
Trump must have just learned that when Xi Jinping invoked the Thucydides Trap to his face, he was essentially calling the United States a nation in decline.

Now, Trump is trying to spin it, claiming that Xi must have been talking about Biden.

Really humiliating stuff.

Trump must have just learned that when Xi Jinping invoked the Thucydides Trap to his face, he was essentially calling the United States a nation in decline.

Now, Trump is trying to spin it, claiming that Xi must have been talking about Biden.

Really humiliating stuff.

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-05-14T23:40:01.341Z
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NOT THE ONION. Trump says that Xi's calling the U.S. a declining nation WAS IN REFERENCE TO BIDEN. I sh*t you not. (Original Post) Miles Archer Yesterday OP
Just saw that senseandsensibility Yesterday #1
It's the only card they think they can play. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #5
Trump has had 5 1/2 years as president altogether. Biden only had four. Walleye Yesterday #2
And we remember how his first term ended .... very, very badly FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #13
I credit Trump with 250K Covid deaths. OAITW r.2.0 22 hrs ago #28
First administration to lose jobs since Herbert Hoover Walleye 14 hrs ago #37
If XI would face to face, in English, tell TSF those remarks, he still would not get it. He gets what he wants Deuxcents Yesterday #3
Maybe Susie Whiles or any other repug should bite the bullet vapor2 Yesterday #4
Why would they do that. LuvLoogie 23 hrs ago #20
I would like to "elegantly" refer to trump as a piece of shit. 2MuchNoise Yesterday #6
Carefully enunciate with a High English accent. WestMichRad Yesterday #7
LOL. Precisely. Like King Charles did. Told B.See 23 hrs ago #14
French has always worked for me... littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #15
In South Louisiana,the term couillion is used to BattleRow 23 hrs ago #23
Is there really such a thing a turd polish? BattleRow 23 hrs ago #19
The Mar A Lago merde? Swede 22 hrs ago #25
"a molecular collection of excrement", perhaps? niyad 22 hrs ago #29
"a thriving relationship in Venezuela" Botany Yesterday #8
NO, Donald. calimary 23 hrs ago #9
"Transgender for everybody" Ilsa 23 hrs ago #10
Dear Mister Fantasy BeneteauBum 23 hrs ago #11
It was just a coincidence that TSF was given Sneederbunk 23 hrs ago #12
The trade deals in place under Biden all existed during Trump's first term. SamuelAdams 23 hrs ago #16
My undying contempt... GiqueCee 23 hrs ago #17
OK for those of us who've been frantically dealing with our lives, what is The Thucydides Trap that Xi Jinping pulled on NBachers 23 hrs ago #18
Since the "trap" is a theory that when an emerging nation is challenging niyad 22 hrs ago #30
OMG!!! He's so fucking delusional. SeattleVet 23 hrs ago #21
Biden Derangement Syndrome MoseShrute 23 hrs ago #22
Usa has "strongest military" under Biden and every President. Stock mkt hits highs under every prez BlueWaveNeverEnd 23 hrs ago #24
Power is best reserved with minds creating the best possible future. OAITW r.2.0 20 hrs ago #31
Does VonSchitzInPants ever realize when people are telling him to his face that he is a moronic piece of shit that they NoMoreRepugs 22 hrs ago #26
No way Trump wrote that. yonder 22 hrs ago #27
I agree....some fresh college degreed lackey wrote this. OAITW r.2.0 20 hrs ago #32
Every day, I think I couldn't possibly despise him more. And then every day.... Betty Boom 16 hrs ago #33
Question to Mr. Trump: "Are you like a crazy person?" /nt artemisia1 15 hrs ago #34
Biden lives rent-free in Trump's brain. GoCubsGo 14 hrs ago #35
Sounds like D_Master81 14 hrs ago #36

senseandsensibility

(25,491 posts)
1. Just saw that
Thu May 14, 2026, 08:46 PM
Yesterday

So much projection and "but Biden...." lately coming out of this entire administration. I think it's really wearing thin except with his hardcore base.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,549 posts)
5. It's the only card they think they can play.
Thu May 14, 2026, 09:37 PM
Yesterday

Unfortunately for them we still remember the reality of Joe Biden's Presidency. I never worried about Joe because he had competent people backing him. Trump? A bunch of clowns creating an Idiocracy in the USA.

Walleye

(45,380 posts)
2. Trump has had 5 1/2 years as president altogether. Biden only had four.
Thu May 14, 2026, 08:48 PM
Yesterday

The world hates Trump

Deuxcents

(27,651 posts)
3. If XI would face to face, in English, tell TSF those remarks, he still would not get it. He gets what he wants
Thu May 14, 2026, 08:52 PM
Yesterday

In more ways than one

LuvLoogie

(8,895 posts)
20. Why would they do that.
Thu May 14, 2026, 10:42 PM
23 hrs ago

They are insulated from consequences as long as shit mouth draws fire.

B.See

(8,816 posts)
14. LOL. Precisely. Like King Charles did. Told
Thu May 14, 2026, 10:15 PM
23 hrs ago

the MAGAS off, to their faces, and they stood to roundly applaud him.

littlemissmartypants

(34,319 posts)
15. French has always worked for me...
Thu May 14, 2026, 10:16 PM
23 hrs ago

"un vrai connard" is the translation for a real jerk
In International Phonetics:
/œ̃ vʁɛ kɔnaʁ/
un: Pronounced like the "un" in "fun" but with a nasal vowel sound, roughly /œ̃/ (similar to "uh-ahn" blended together)
vrai: Pronounced like the English word "vray" (rhymes with "play" ) /vʁɛ/.
connard: Pronounced with a hard "k" sound, starting with "kohn" (rhyming with "song" ) and ending with a soft "ar" (like the "ar" in "car" but softer), /kɔnaʁ/.

Or you can just call him an asshole: un connard

BattleRow

(2,697 posts)
23. In South Louisiana,the term couillion is used to
Thu May 14, 2026, 10:46 PM
23 hrs ago

refer to someone as a dummy or fool.
Its a derivative from French word for testicles.

And although not particularly insulting in Louisiana it ,most definitely is in France or Canada.

Botany

(77,827 posts)
8. "a thriving relationship in Venezuela"
Thu May 14, 2026, 09:50 PM
Yesterday

You mean like the armed robbery of Venezuela’s oil from the Venezuelans @ gun point by
the U.S.Military?

Good God in Butter what a shit show.

SamuelAdams

(183 posts)
16. The trade deals in place under Biden all existed during Trump's first term.
Thu May 14, 2026, 10:18 PM
23 hrs ago

Why didn't he fix the horrible trade deals when he was president? Why hasn't he fixed them now since they are still in place? He has been claiming China has been ripping us off so why does he want a great relationship with them? He said winning trade wars is easy so show us by beating China. He's a big tough guy from a distance but a sniveling coward face to face.

GiqueCee

(4,714 posts)
17. My undying contempt...
Thu May 14, 2026, 10:38 PM
23 hrs ago

... for the Republican Party has just gone supernova. Again, if that's even possible.

NBachers

(19,561 posts)
18. OK for those of us who've been frantically dealing with our lives, what is The Thucydides Trap that Xi Jinping pulled on
Thu May 14, 2026, 10:39 PM
23 hrs ago

*rump and how does it pertain to what this post is about?

Forgive me for not being one of the cool guys who’s in with all the latest and greatest.

niyad

(133,962 posts)
30. Since the "trap" is a theory that when an emerging nation is challenging
Thu May 14, 2026, 11:31 PM
22 hrs ago

a dominant nation, war generally occurs, I fail to see how xi could "spring it" on krasnov.

SeattleVet

(5,931 posts)
21. OMG!!! He's so fucking delusional.
Thu May 14, 2026, 10:43 PM
23 hrs ago

The rancid oatmeal between his ears....

I have no words.

The whole world sees him as total clown, and he's too dense to see how much they play him.

How far we've fallen in such a short time.

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(14,930 posts)
24. Usa has "strongest military" under Biden and every President. Stock mkt hits highs under every prez
Thu May 14, 2026, 10:48 PM
23 hrs ago

Trump is delusional..reaching for unique successes that don't exist

OAITW r.2.0

(32,549 posts)
31. Power is best reserved with minds creating the best possible future.
Fri May 15, 2026, 01:08 AM
20 hrs ago

Once power is applied, weakness is sure to follow.

NoMoreRepugs

(12,224 posts)
26. Does VonSchitzInPants ever realize when people are telling him to his face that he is a moronic piece of shit that they
Thu May 14, 2026, 10:55 PM
22 hrs ago

are telling this to HIM??? For being the smartest person in the history of history he doesn’t really seem to be cognizant of what’s going on around him.

yonder

(10,313 posts)
27. No way Trump wrote that.
Thu May 14, 2026, 11:12 PM
22 hrs ago

Disgusting as it is, the language and phrasing is too coherent and organized.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,549 posts)
32. I agree....some fresh college degreed lackey wrote this.
Fri May 15, 2026, 01:11 AM
20 hrs ago

Dad probably paid the entrance fee for his son/daughter toget the job.

Betty Boom

(462 posts)
33. Every day, I think I couldn't possibly despise him more. And then every day....
Fri May 15, 2026, 05:32 AM
16 hrs ago

…I’m proven wrong. What a tiny, insignificant, pathetic loser he is.

GoCubsGo

(34,994 posts)
35. Biden lives rent-free in Trump's brain.
Fri May 15, 2026, 07:20 AM
14 hrs ago

He's neighbors with Barack Obama. Both live in very spacious units up there,

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