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AZ8theist

(7,618 posts) Fri May 15, 2026, 12:20 PM Friday

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So Xi gifted Trump some rose seeds.... [View all]

For what? To plant in the Rose Garden that Trump and Malaria PAVED OVER??

Kind of a backhanded insult to a president that is far too stupid to get the joke.

From Bloomberg:
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/winners-losers-trump-xi-beijing-131307362.html

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So Xi gifted Trump some rose seeds.... [View all] AZ8theist Friday OP

Maybe Krasnov is supposed to give them to Michelle Obama? gab13by13 Friday #1

If true, XI has quite the biting sense of humor 😆 Deuxcents Friday #2

Reported by Bloomberg AZ8theist Friday #8

The whole visit was loaded with innuendo... Hugin Friday #3

Hard not to. paleotn Friday #5

Europe has allowed that kind of humor since the beginning of the internet for all duhneece Friday #6

At our health club today Old Crank Friday #14

So I can look Trump in the face and say "Du bist schwatch" ? AZ8theist Friday #22

Since he is the president... Old Crank Friday #24

Thank you!! AZ8theist Friday #26

ahh, schmuck dave99 Friday #31

The last time I saw a beating like that... Hugin Friday #25

If so, it was a brilliant and subtle burn. Ocelot II Friday #4

tRump wore out 3 sets of official WH kneepads on that trip. nt ImNotGod Friday #7

Guessing several pallets of Depends, also. (He had to take the soiled ones back - carry out what you pack in.) erronis Friday #34

LOL! For the non-existent rose garden. Xi understands irony. Martin68 Friday #9

Xi walked him thru this garden too IcyPeas Friday #10

Xi: NJCher Friday #13

Did he also show him a freshly dug empty hole? littlemissmartypants Friday #16

A well-prepared Trump would have known that COL Mustard Friday #17

Like a young girl asking the town Lothario if he brings other girls there MorbidButterflyTat Friday #20

I thought Just Jerome Friday #11

I do agree that was a subtle jab NJCher Friday #12

"a difficult task for which he is bound to fail" DBoon Friday #27

The other problem is that roses don't breed true from seed NickB79 Friday #30

The problem with that is... jmowreader Friday #33

The entire meeting was filled with China making fun of Trump and the US Johnny2X2X Friday #15

I thought that orange paint on his face WAS CLOWN MAKEUP!! AZ8theist 15 hrs ago #39

I hope the seeds were coated with a high tech Dr. T Friday #18

What's funny about that? MorbidButterflyTat Friday #19

Profoundly malaise Friday #21

Because he's an avid gardener. Just one of his many hobbies and interests. bif Friday #23

trump knows more about gardening than anyone! He even fertilizes his golf courses with human corpses! erronis Friday #35

Is this the flex I think it is? mr715 Friday #28

Theres a surprise in that gift. usonian Friday #29

MaddowBlog-Despite the hype, Trump leaves China empty-handed and no better off than he was before LetMyPeopleVote Friday #32

Apparently the one thing Donald Trump got out of his China Summit are some rose seeds. LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #38

The infinite subtleties... GiqueCee Yesterday #36

Apparently the one thing Donald Trump got out of his China Summit are some rose seeds. LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #37