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Title: Trump's Rookie Season
Post by: Hawkmoon on December 06, 2016, 04:07:59 PM
Looks to me like The Donald is already in the running for Rookie of the Year.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinese-media-offer-stern-warning-rookie-trump-061137748.html

He's ruffling China's feather's. I say "Good for him!" They need their feathers ruffled. Better to do it now, before they become impossibly powerful (if they aren't already) both militarily and economically.
Title: Re: Trump's Rookie Season
Post by: roo_ster on December 06, 2016, 04:57:01 PM
Softening them up for future negotiations.
Title: Re: Trump's Rookie Season
Post by: wmenorr67 on December 06, 2016, 05:09:58 PM
Funny thing is that it was Taiwan's president that called him.  What was he supposed to do, not take the call?
Title: Re: Trump's Rookie Season
Post by: cordex on December 06, 2016, 05:25:55 PM
Funny thing is that it was Taiwan's president that called him.  What was he supposed to do, not take the call?
It's easy for someone like a billionaire, president elect totally insulated by gatekeepers to politely decline to speak to someone.

That said, I don't have a problem with him tweaking the Chinese government a little bit.
Title: Re: Trump's Rookie Season
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 06, 2016, 06:49:54 PM
It's easy for someone like a billionaire, president elect totally insulated by gatekeepers to politely decline to speak to someone.


This.
Title: Re: Trump's Rookie Season
Post by: RoadKingLarry on December 06, 2016, 09:11:18 PM
It's easy for someone like a billionaire, president elect totally insulated by gatekeepers to politely decline to speak to someone.

...

Obama and Hillary seem to have perfected that technique, at least with besieged ambassadors anyway.
Title: Re: Trump's Rookie Season
Post by: Hawkmoon on December 06, 2016, 11:56:55 PM
Obama and Hillary seem to have perfected that technique, at least with besieged ambassadors anyway.

That would be funny, except ...