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kpete

(72,075 posts) Mon May 18, 2020, 03:27 PM May 2020

President Trump felt so strongly about snubbing WHO that he ceded the stage to Xi.

Xi accepted the invitation. China's president delivered a virtual speech in which he pledged $2 billion in coronavirus aid to the worldwide response. Other world leaders who addressed today's gathering included Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron.

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President Trump felt so strongly about snubbing WHO that he ceded the stage to Xi. (Original Post) kpete May 2020 OP

drumpf is a thug not a leader samsingh May 2020 #1

That'll learn 'em... Wounded Bear May 2020 #2

We,the USA, Wellstone ruled May 2020 #3

Boosting Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #4

Earlier power vacuum Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #5

America: formerly known as the Indispensable Nation Hekate May 2020 #6

samsingh

(17,619 posts)

1. drumpf is a thug not a leader

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Mon May 18, 2020, 03:45 PM

May 2020

his approach is to take other people's work and take it for himself. He has nothing to add to a true emergency - nothing to offer.

Wounded Bear

(58,833 posts)

2. That'll learn 'em...

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Mon May 18, 2020, 03:50 PM

May 2020

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

3. We,the USA,

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Mon May 18, 2020, 04:09 PM

May 2020

were just written off by the all first world Nations as someone who can not be trusted. And,as a result,the First World Nations will move on without the USA and that will impact every citizen of this country for some time to come.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,137 posts)

4. Boosting

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Mon May 18, 2020, 04:11 PM

May 2020

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,137 posts)

5. Earlier power vacuum

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Mon May 18, 2020, 04:25 PM

May 2020

Hekate

(91,206 posts)

6. America: formerly known as the Indispensable Nation

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Mon May 18, 2020, 04:29 PM

May 2020

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