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Originally Posted by Phoenix
I kind of want to support what you said. It should be noted though that Trump did not call. He received a call
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I disagree.
First, why would a foreign government call Trump directly without going through the State Department? Trump is no longer a private businessman but now the leader of one of the largest and most powerful countries in the world. Taiwan did not just pick up the phone and call Trump directly.
Second.... According to
Politico.... Trump claims they call him:
"The President of Taiwan CALLED ME today to wish me congratulations on winning the Presidency," Trump tweeted on Friday evening. "Interesting how the U.S. sells Taiwan billions of dollars of military equipment but I should not accept a congratulatory call."
Then we have a conflicting story:
But according to a report in the Taipei Times, the call was "arranged by his Taiwan-friendly campaign staff after his aides briefed him on issues regarding Taiwan and the situation in the Taiwan Strait."
No matter who called who, Trump's people put it together, and did so without consulting anyone in the Obama administration. He is not even in office and he created an international incident.
Trump is used to working in a business environment where he is the boss and he is king and everyone does what he wants. This does not work in politics. A single sentence can undo years of peaceful coexistence between two countries that barely get along. This is because Trump (Drumpf!) has zero experience in how government works - none what so ever.