The president was gracious but tough, candid but thoughtful, and unlike his predecessor, did not sell out the country to a dictator.

Had Donald Trump been the U.S. president hosting this week’s APEC meetings, I have no doubt that the headline from the event would have been unchanged. It would have been: “He’s a dictator.”

The only difference is it would be Xi Jinping who was saying it to describe Trump.

Other than that, though, a Trump-hosted APEC meeting would likely have been unrecognizably different from the successful and productive forum hosted by President Joe Biden.

  • goldenlocks@lemmy.world
    14·
    8 months ago

    Are you actually saying someone who works for Putin wouldn’t publicly show herself with Putin?

    This you? You’re accusing her of working for Putin with no evidence.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      51·
      8 months ago

      That is not an accusation, nor was it specifically about her. Which I think you know. But you’d rather hurl insults at everyone than actually have a legitimate discussion.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
          42·
          8 months ago

          I never said that either. Are you really unable to have a discussion without insults and putting words in people’s mouths?

          • goldenlocks@lemmy.world
            14·
            8 months ago

            Are you actually saying someone who works for Putin wouldn’t publicly show herself with Putin?

            This you?

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
              41·
              8 months ago

              That was a question. There is a difference between a question and an accusation. Again, I think you know that. But you are here in bad faith.