Summary

Despite claiming countries are “dying to make a deal,” Trump has left multiple world leaders waiting for tariff talks, Politico reported.

Officials from the Philippines and the U.K. said requests for meetings have gone unanswered, while others described Trump aides as unresponsive.

Trump mocked foreign leaders during a GOP fundraiser, impersonating them pleading for deals.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt insisted phones are “ringing off the hook,” but failed to explain the communication gap, fueling criticism over the administration’s diplomatic failures amid escalating global trade tensions.

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    17 days ago

    He’ll be calling back when the dedollarization hits. Well, it’s happening concurrently with the new tariffs. But when his merry band of inept fuckwits figures it out and explains it to him like he’s 5. Then he’ll call back.

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      17 days ago

      That’s what blows my mind - everyone is going to turn away from the USD standard. Almost makes me want to convert a ton of liquid assets into euros. Come to think of it, that wouldn’t be crazy, given the current context.

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    He’s embarrassed. His tail is between his legs and he can’t face them.

    His people are probably scrambling to spin this as a win for tariffs. They got nothin’. He’s hiding.

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      He’s not embarrassed. It’s not possible. He’s just pumping and dumping the global economy along with his friends and doesn’t give a fuck what happens or what anyone thinks of it.

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    16 days ago

    Lights the world economy on fire, sits back with his buddies giggling about how stupid everyone else looks running around trying to put it out.

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      Even worse - since he can create chaos, he and his family are in an unique position to short sell and do other insider trading, becoming ridiculously wealthy in the process