Trump rehearsing his banquet speech with his son and daughter-in-law before the state dinner says a lot.

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Trump rehearsing his banquet speech with his son and daughter-in-law before the state dinner says a lot. For a man who loves improvising, insulting, and dominating the room, Beijing made him careful. No wild rambling. No theatrical threats. No “China must obey” performance. Just notes, rehearsal, protocol, and the awareness that one wrong line in that room would not make him look strong — it would make him look small. That is what real power does. It doesn’t need to shout. It makes loud men read from paper.

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At the state banquet in Beijing, Trump called China America’s WWII ally and praised “the brave people of China.” In Washington, Trump said to Sanae Takaichi:: “Why didn’t you tell us about Pearl Harbor?” That is the hierarchy Japan keeps pretending not to see. No matter how x.com/OopsGuess/stat…

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