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Trump asked China's president to buy US arms, ambassador says

Original: The Art of Desperation... "Trump asked China’s president if he wants to buy US arms, ambassador says" # Taco # Nacho # N

US Ambassador David Friedman-era reporting claims President Trump asked China's president whether he wanted to purchase American arms, a remark being framed by critics as an act of desperation in trade and tariff negotiations. Commenters are reading it as a sign of weakening US leverage toward Beijing amid ongoing tariff fights, NATO debates and wider tensions with Russia and China.

Why now: The claim, framed as desperation, lands amid ongoing US-China trade and tariff tensions.

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• The Art of Desperation... "Trump asked China’s president if he wants to buy US arms, ambassador says" # Taco # Nacho # News # Politics # Nato # Military # Russia # USA # Israel # Oil # MAGA # Democrats # WW3 # War # Tariffs # Europe # EU # UN # China # Iran # Asia # Finance #… · ManyRoads@mstdn.social · 8

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