Trump told Xi of Syria strikes over 'beautiful piece of chocolate cake'

The Guardian ^ | 12 April 2017 | Tom Phillips

[TigerLikesRooster]

“He paused for 10 seconds and then he asked the interpreter to please say it again – I didn’t think that was a good sign.”

A gut punch delivered.

[LouieFisk]

Sometimes ya just gotta eat dessert first!

[BenLurkin]

The Donald needs to learn to be a little more discreet when talking face to face meetings with about foreign leaders.

[JBW1949]

Why???

[Gene Eric]

Indigestion?

[monkapotamus]

I want a beautiful piece of chocolate cake.

[ctdonath2]

Someone likened it - which it was - to a pair of mob bosses meeting over dinner while one makes a point by having scheduled a hit on a third party at the same time.

[JPJones]

Trump is a baddass.

[JBW1949]

Trump’s timing is impeccable!!!!!!

[digger48]

I’ve been thinking about chocolate cake all day after hearing about this exchange.

I’ll bet the cake at Mar-A-Lago is truly amazing

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Still totally against lobbing missiles or otherwise getting involved in Syria, but that’s a very “gangster” way to make a point to Xi.

[Vendome]

Dangit!!! I was just warming up to Trump, only to learn he likes chocolate cake.

Gross...

Only vanilla, Angel food or lemon.

Can’t stand chocolate...

[Vendome]

What, he can’t have his cake and eat it too?

[Vendome]

That’s actually funny....

[miliantnutcase]

Forgot the /s tag

[Flick Lives]

Only vanilla, Angel food or lemon.

Can’t stand chocolate...

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Hold on now.

Chocolate cake. Good. Vanilla cake. Good. Lemon cake. Good.

Angel food. Good for insulating walls. ;-)

[piasa]

I dunno...mention anything to me over a piece of chocolate cake and the odds are good you’ll get an “OK, that’s nice” between munches.

[piasa]

Hope Xi doesn’t own any race horses. I like horses, even if they are Chinese equines.

[hoosiermama]

Please add Caww to your ping list.

[piasa]

That’s because you’ve never had a piece of a beautiful Mar a Lago chocolate cake...