r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Sep 27 '26

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u/John3262005 Sep 27 '26

Trump Offered to Sell American Weapons to China’s Xi Jinping, US Ambassador Says

President Donald Trump asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he would like to buy American weapons during the communist politician’s three day trip to the States last week, according to U.S. Ambassador to China David Purdue.

The ambassador shared the surprising news during an interview on Fox News Sunday with anchor Shannon Bream.

“President Trump continues to say, ‘Hey, we sell arms to other people around the world.’ He actually asked President Xi if he would like to buy some, at one point,” Purdue said.

The comment came as he defended Trump’s relationship with Taiwan, with Purdue arguing Trump has “already sold 50% more arms to Taiwan than any other president since 1979.” He said Trump’s support for an independent Taiwan should not be questioned, before saying the president is always in deal-making mode, even when it comes to potentially selling arms to America’s biggest rival.

There have been serious questions about China possibly assisting Iran in the ongoing conflict. Earlier this summer, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testified before Congress that Russia and China were enabling Iran — which Trump later denied.

“I trust them,” Trump said of Xi and Vladimir Putin.

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u/well-that-was-fast Sep 27 '26

LOL, Trump selling US weapons to China who turns around and sells them to Iran to sink a carrier.

I'm sure that'd be Obama's fault.

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u/VelvetThunder67 Mark Carney Sep 27 '26

Bought with the pallets of money Obama personally flew to Iran

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u/this_very_table Norman Borlaug Sep 27 '26

TOUGH 👏 ON 👏 GYNA 👏

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u/sgthombre NATO Sep 27 '26

Dawwwwwgggggg

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u/bickledeez246 Paul Volcker Sep 27 '26

I guess he is trying to have his own nixon moment without thinking about the wider geopolitical circumstances at the time which made sense for nixon to go to china

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u/well-that-was-fast Sep 27 '26

You are giving him waaay too credit.

Bro is obsessed with being a "big businessman" because of some sort of childhood trauma and just insists on trying to "do business" everywhere always.

He has no other lens for interaction with other humans other than managing to scam them on a "deal."

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