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wcmagumba

(6,597 posts)
Wed May 13, 2026, 03:20 PM 5 hrs ago

So US "business people" are with t-rump on AF1 in China to "Make Deals"...WTF?

So these nameless US "business people" are now the official government of our country? Seems crazed and illegal, you know the whole "taxation and representation" thing. T-rump and this whole scenario sounds like government gone over the edge...Are we headed for 1929 again, at least for the common working people in America?

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So US "business people" are with t-rump on AF1 in China to "Make Deals"...WTF? (Original Post) wcmagumba 5 hrs ago OP
Business people are cutting deal for themselves Johonny 5 hrs ago #1
Everything with this crowd is transactional. magicarpet 5 hrs ago #2
No doubt, some kind of AI/chip deal is planned. usonian 5 hrs ago #3
Now, now. Doncha know these are the real "job creators "? We all should be saying "thank you". Diamond_Dog 5 hrs ago #4
Billionaire Babysitters n/t Cheezoholic 5 hrs ago #5
Good Gawdz. If that plane went down... leftstreet 5 hrs ago #6
🙏 OGBuzz 3 hrs ago #9
Maybe Xi will keep them as hostages. ... littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #7
And surely he will not wet his beak on these deals Bristlecone 3 hrs ago #8
Don Capone, mafia boss, with nightstick-thumping executive goons Dr. T 3 hrs ago #10
In CASH they trust. B.See 2 hrs ago #11

magicarpet

(19,373 posts)
2. Everything with this crowd is transactional.
Wed May 13, 2026, 03:26 PM
5 hrs ago

They flutter from one location to the next seeking to get their palm greased and fatten their already morbidly obese wallets and bank accounts. That is all they care about.

usonian

(26,519 posts)
3. No doubt, some kind of AI/chip deal is planned.
Wed May 13, 2026, 03:31 PM
5 hrs ago

Like, maybe each American will be required to spend 8 hours a day writing content for Chinese AI data centers, and 8 hours a day on treadmills to run U.S. Data centers.

That's called "win-win" for Xi and Trump.

and in exchange ...

Diamond_Dog

(40,991 posts)
4. Now, now. Doncha know these are the real "job creators "? We all should be saying "thank you".
Wed May 13, 2026, 03:35 PM
5 hrs ago

There’s not even any attempt any more to hide the fact we live in an oligarchy.

leftstreet

(41,235 posts)
6. Good Gawdz. If that plane went down...
Wed May 13, 2026, 03:42 PM
5 hrs ago

Wow

If I'm any one of those bazillionaires, no way am I traveling with that group

Dr. T

(702 posts)
10. Don Capone, mafia boss, with nightstick-thumping executive goons
Wed May 13, 2026, 06:01 PM
3 hrs ago

at his side, threatening Xi. But Xi isn't intimidated at all.

Popcorn time! Chinese fireworks display on Trump's ass.

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