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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBest guesses as to what Trump thinks "Thucydides Trap" means?
Or perhaps how it was explained to him and by whom?
artemisia1
(1,908 posts)jls4561
(3,265 posts)BlueTsunami2018
(5,069 posts)And like all things he doesnt understand, he just dismissed it. He wouldnt even remember what the words were if you asked him two seconds later. It simply didnt register at all. He gave it zero thought.
Xi used that specifically because he knew Piss wouldnt understand it. Its just another dig at him.
In fairness, most people dont know what it is but a modern President should be familiar with the term. Someone had to tell him what it meant and how he should respond on his dopey social media platform.
Its a shame he wasnt forced to respond immediately.
Takket
(23,795 posts)malaise
(297,844 posts)and neither did his Cabinet members
Post this on Truth Social for them.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/thucydides-trap-explained-xi-jinping-donald-trump-us-china-taiwan
Intractable
(2,368 posts)newdeal2
(5,588 posts)He clearly doesn't need it, of course.