President Donald Trump gave his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping a perfect score — and then some.
“On a scale of one to 10, with 10 being the best, I would say the meeting was a 12,” Trump said proudly on Air Force One while flying back from South Korea.
The man really doesn’t believe in limits — not in politics, not in math, and definitely not in ego.
Trump praised Xi as if they’d just solved world hunger. The two struck a deal lowering U.S. tariffs to 47%, expanding rare earth mineral exports, and reopening the doors for American soybeans in China. “It was a tremendous meeting,” he said. “A lot of progress, a lot of friendship, and a lot of respect.”
Respect, in Trump’s world, often means whatever the other person says while smiling.
The timing was curious though. Just days earlier, Trump announced plans for the U.S. to restart nuclear weapons testing. Yes — the same man now claiming to bring peace to the world also wants to start blowing things up again.
But Trump wasn’t done yet. Between praising Xi and defending his nuclear dreams, he also found time to reminisce about his favorite pen pal — Kim Jong Un. “He doesn’t like too many people other than me if you know the truth,” Trump told reporters.
Apparently, nuclear friendship bracelets are still a thing.
Trump said he’d hoped to meet Kim while in Asia but couldn’t make it happen. Still, he insisted they remain close — like two world leaders who bonded over missile envy. “We had a very special relationship,” Trump added. “I don’t think anyone else could have done it.”
He’s right about that. No one else would have written love letters to North Korea’s dictator and then bragged about it mid-flight.
Meanwhile, critics are questioning how Trump plans to “create peace in the Korean Peninsula” while also calling for nuclear tests.
Experts warn that restarting nuclear testing could unravel decades of global restraint. But Trump brushed it off. “We’re just making sure ours work,” he said earlier this week, as if testing nukes were like checking if your flashlight still has batteries.
What’s clear is that Trump sees his foreign policy not as strategy, but as showmanship. Xi gets a “12,” Kim gets affection, and the rest of the world gets anxiety.
Even some of his supporters are scratching their heads, wondering how praising China, flirting with North Korea, and reigniting nuclear tests all fit under “America First.”
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