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
    13·
    10 months ago

    Trump did in fact escalate sanctions on Russia, as well as provide addition funding to Ukraine’s military.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      5·
      10 months ago

      as well as provide addition funding to Ukraine’s military.

      Someone doesn’t remember why he was impeached the first time…