Someone apparently explained to Trump what Xi meant with his reference to The Thucydides Trap.

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Will Schryver

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Someone apparently explained to Trump what Xi meant with his reference to The Thucydides Trap. This is Trump trying to dodge but transparently acknowledging the humiliation inherent in Xi's reference. Trump herein genuflecting before Xi is the epitome of declining empire.

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"When President Xi very elegantly referred to the United States as perhaps being a declining nation, he was referring to the tremendous damage we suffered during the four years of Sleepy Joe Biden... But now, the United States is the hottest Nation anywhere in the world" -

9:42 AM · May 15, 2026

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