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Miles Archer

(24,238 posts)
Fri May 15, 2026, 08:26 AM 13 hrs ago

Trump: Xi "said we have the hottest country anywhere in the world" (of course, he did not say that, but why quibble?)

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
Q: On TS, you said Xi made a reference to the decline of the US. But we didn't hear him say that.


TRUMP: He made a statement. It might not have been from him. It was somebody. But he said today the US was declining for the last 4 years. He said we have the hottest country anywhere in the world.

Q: On TS, you said Xi made a reference to the decline of the US. But we didn't hear him say that.


TRUMP: He made a statement. It might not have been from him. It was somebody. But he said today the US was declining for the last 4 years. He said we have the hottest country anywhere in the world.

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-05-15T11:48:14.288Z
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Trump: Xi "said we have the hottest country anywhere in the world" (of course, he did not say that, but why quibble?) (Original Post) Miles Archer 13 hrs ago OP
Xi did say the USA is on a decline........................ Lovie777 13 hrs ago #1
Yes the US has lost a great deal of power which helps China. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #3
Really? Anywhere in the world? bucolic_frolic 13 hrs ago #2
Perhaps he was trying to tell you to stop your war on alternative energies, tanyev 13 hrs ago #4
The entire trip was Xi dogging on Trump's USA Johnny2X2X 13 hrs ago #5

Irish_Dem

(82,248 posts)
3. Yes the US has lost a great deal of power which helps China.
Fri May 15, 2026, 08:38 AM
13 hrs ago

They will rise to power.

bucolic_frolic

(55,765 posts)
2. Really? Anywhere in the world?
Fri May 15, 2026, 08:29 AM
13 hrs ago

Where else would you have a country?

He speaks in cliches most of the time. Very low IQ narcissist.

tanyev

(49,656 posts)
4. Perhaps he was trying to tell you to stop your war on alternative energies,
Fri May 15, 2026, 08:39 AM
13 hrs ago

or we will soon be the hottest country in the world. In a bad way.

Johnny2X2X

(24,428 posts)
5. The entire trip was Xi dogging on Trump's USA
Fri May 15, 2026, 08:52 AM
13 hrs ago

This was a massive dog and pony show to show 1.4 Billion people in China that China dominates the United States now and our leader is an incompetent buffoon who Xi made fun of to his face over and over. It was all highly orchestrated to show the world who is in charge now and to embarrass Trump, but Trump is too dimwitted to know he was being paraded around as a joke.

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