It will probably turn out that the critical pharmaceutical components for COVID-19 treatment or vaccine will be available only from China’s or India’s pharma manufacturing factories.
The piece from the Irish Times was a condemnation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s leadership during the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic.
“Over more than two centuries, the United States has stirred a very wide range of feelings in the rest of the world: love and hatred, fear and hope, envy and contempt, awe and anger. But there is one emotion that has never been directed towards the US until now: pity,” O’Toole wrote. “However bad things are for most other rich democracies, it is hard not to feel sorry for Americans. Most of them did not vote for Donald Trump in 2016. Yet they are locked down with a malignant narcissist who, instead of protecting his people from Covid-19, has amplified its lethality. The country Trump promised to make great again has never in its history seemed so pitiful.”
Half- way through Biden’s first term as president, the Trump Organization’s note from China is going to come due, and it’s a big one – almost a half a trillion dollars. And it will be at that point that two things will happen!
The first is that America will truly find out exactly how much of America Trump actually used as “collateral” for the “loan” from China.
The second is that Donnie John, DJTJ, Eric,Ivanka and Jared will find out that “kneecapping” isn’t nearly the only thing that can happen when you default on a loan in certain parts of the world.
Trump and other parts of what’s left of the republican party seem to think that "declaring “bankruptcy” will fix any problem – they’re about to get an abject lesson in why that won’t always work!
@wellis1947 : Yes, wait until China starts seizing assets, both physical and intellectual for non-payment.
All your base are belong to us! might turn into something you won’t be laughing at.
And with Trump’s trying to run roughshod over the world. there will be might few people who care enough to help. Not just Trump, of course, but he is the worst.
And people with money to invest? Well, they’ll go to where they think their investments are safe.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member about 4 years ago
The Rump will get back at China by making them pay billions of dollars in tarifs. Just like he made Mexico pay for the wall.
Radish the wordsmith about 4 years ago
Deadly crazy Trump is blaming anyone and everyone for his mistakes.
If he had done what anyone else in the world would have done in the first place, the USA would not be the leader in corona virus cases.
Republicans have almost totally destroyed the country in less than 4 years.
sevaar777 about 4 years ago
More “yellow peril” for his racist base.
Ontman about 4 years ago
‘Datinfectant’ ….I like it.
A# 466 about 4 years ago
It will probably turn out that the critical pharmaceutical components for COVID-19 treatment or vaccine will be available only from China’s or India’s pharma manufacturing factories.
William Robbins Premium Member about 4 years ago
Irish black humor is usually pretty fitting to these times. Unfortunately…
Radish the wordsmith about 4 years ago
It was Trump who lied and blamed and refused to test and now we have more of the plague than any other country on Earth.
The fault is squarely on the lack of Republican leadership.
Radish the wordsmith about 4 years ago
The piece from the Irish Times was a condemnation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s leadership during the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic.
“Over more than two centuries, the United States has stirred a very wide range of feelings in the rest of the world: love and hatred, fear and hope, envy and contempt, awe and anger. But there is one emotion that has never been directed towards the US until now: pity,” O’Toole wrote. “However bad things are for most other rich democracies, it is hard not to feel sorry for Americans. Most of them did not vote for Donald Trump in 2016. Yet they are locked down with a malignant narcissist who, instead of protecting his people from Covid-19, has amplified its lethality. The country Trump promised to make great again has never in its history seemed so pitiful.”
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/irish-times-fintan-otoole/
wellis1947 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Half- way through Biden’s first term as president, the Trump Organization’s note from China is going to come due, and it’s a big one – almost a half a trillion dollars. And it will be at that point that two things will happen!
The first is that America will truly find out exactly how much of America Trump actually used as “collateral” for the “loan” from China.
The second is that Donnie John, DJTJ, Eric,Ivanka and Jared will find out that “kneecapping” isn’t nearly the only thing that can happen when you default on a loan in certain parts of the world.
Trump and other parts of what’s left of the republican party seem to think that "declaring “bankruptcy” will fix any problem – they’re about to get an abject lesson in why that won’t always work!
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member about 4 years ago
@wellis1947 : Yes, wait until China starts seizing assets, both physical and intellectual for non-payment.
All your base are belong to us! might turn into something you won’t be laughing at.
And with Trump’s trying to run roughshod over the world. there will be might few people who care enough to help. Not just Trump, of course, but he is the worst.
And people with money to invest? Well, they’ll go to where they think their investments are safe.