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.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      31·
      1 year 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
        12·
        1 year ago

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

        This you?

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
          31·
          1 year 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.