Posted on 12/05/2016 5:47:11 AM PST by Olog-hai
President-elect Donald Trump is using Twitter to renew his defense of his engagement with the leader of Taiwan, a breach of diplomatic protocol as the U.S. shifted recognition from Taiwan to China nearly 40 years ago.
In a series of Sunday evening tweets, Trump groused about criticism that he didn’t work with China ahead of the contact. China considers Taiwan a rogue province.
“Did China ask us if it was OK to carry out a number of actions such as build up disputed islands in the South China Sea or take economic measures hurtful to the United States,” Trump tweeted. …
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The AP is careful not to mention that Trump didn’t originate the call. They dance all around the truth — as usual.
Seems to me the President decides what “diplomatic protocol” is, not the Alt-Left media.
So Obama recognizes Cuba & they rejoice. Trump takes a call from Tiawan & they flip? ...
Great point.
The alt-left is on notice that the White House will not continue to operate according to leftist wisdom, such as it is. There is, after all, a new sheriff in town and he fully intends to shake up the criminal class.
a breach of diplomatic protocol as the U.S. shifted recognition from Taiwan to China nearly 40 years ago.
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This phone conversation is a breach of diplomatic protocol? Really? According to whom? Because some Trump haters consider it to be so? NONSENSE!
So Obama recognizes Cuba & they rejoice. Trump takes a call from Tiawan & they flip? ...
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The hypocrisy of these partisan Trump haters is so obvious it’s laughable.
Diplomatic protocol.....you mean like Michelle putting her paws on the Queen of England like they were old buds....and Hillary kissing Arafat’s wife like she was an old school mate?
Old news. We already read DJT’s tweets.
But that’s before AP gets to spin them.
Lets see how the left reacts when President Trump doesn’t bow down to some tinpot oil sheik like his predecessor.
Sure. bammy broke diplomatic protocol when he worked with the pope to give castro big concessions without getting anything for the USA in return.
The left admires it when you give things to totalitarian dictators but hates it when you talk to the president of a democracy.
“The AP is careful not to mention that Trump didn’t originate the call.”
Means nothing. Both parties probably agreed to do a communication and it was decided that Taiwan would initiate it.
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