Demands China... I can hear the laughter from Beijing from here.
this post was submitted on 17 Mar 2026
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They took a deal with Iran. Iran is sending a super tanker
This guy shits on our NATO allies then asks them to help out here? Great planning.
He didn't just shit on them, he repeatedly threatened to invade and annex a NATO nation.
Change name from "Department of Defense" to "Department of War" and start invading a bunch of foreign nations for no reason and with no clear goals, while threatening others, including NATO nations, and then get surprised when no one wants to help you in your illegal war.
They'll do that, right after Mexico pays for the wall. Surely they're past due on that.
Hey Donnie, just cause we have an absurd number of guns in murica doesn't mean the rest of the world (or even those of us here) are gonna bow down and kiss your ass.
This is your mess and the fallout from it is on your head.
It wouldn't surprise me if China does eventually step in and demonstrate that it's the adult in the room, but only after the US has completely embarassed itself.
i dont think china will help. i read that iran saying that they will allow ship passes as long the oil were bought in yuan. i dont know if that is true but its a sensible option for iran.
Oh the United States of America are well beyond embarrassing themselves globally. Internally though, well, that's a different matter.
Christ, the nerve of this felon.
The guy is simultaneously doing things that seem to have the intent of breaking up NATO, and he's doing all this stupid saber-rattling at China.
And now he is making "demands" of them?
JFC.
Demands from your allies that you routinely denigrate. Trump doesn't understand that lack of respect or restraint leads to no one helping.