Was It a Coincidence?
Was
It a Coincidence?
Junious
Ricardo Stanton
How many of
you believe in coincidences, random unconnected happenstances or
occurrences? I don’t, especially when it
comes to psychopaths and megalomaniacs and their machinations. In my opinion, Trump’s banning of CNN, MS Now
and Politico along with his previous banning of the Associated Press from the
White House was not a one-off event. It was a calculated political and PR move
especially since it happened right before the official state visit of Chinese
leader Xi Jinping to the US for a round of three-day meetings.
Yes, Trump referred to some media
outlets as Fake News during his first term but now he is even more determined
to squelch anything that makes him look bad especially as the mid-term election
approach. He can’t have his somnambulant MAGA base being exposed to the truth.
Though it a bit late for that he can still try to mitigate the truth getting
out.
Why, you
might ask, do I think this way? Because Xi Jinping is coming to the US at a
time when the American Empire has been exposed as a rapacious paper tiger and
during these meetings Trump was going to be forced to make some very
embarrassing requests of Xi Jinping. Xi Jinping did not come to Washington as a
subordinate or a minor player on the global stage; he was coming as the
representative of an extremely powerful nation, whose economic, technological
and military stature is overshadowing the American Empire which is in rapid
decline and freefall.
In this scenario Trump is in no
position to be rude, crude and belligerent towards Xi like he was against
Ukraine’s clownish leader Volodymyr Zenlensky. No, Donald Trump must play the
gracious host so he can try to charm some major concessions from the Chinese
leader. The last thing Donald Trump wants is the media to show him cow towing
to Xi Jinping!
Trump’s
foolish trade and tariff policies against China blew up in his face, like
Willie E, Coyote and has hurt the America economy. China politely called
Trump’s bluff and sought other trading partners for the things it needed such
as soybeans, petroleum gas and electronics. China turned to the South East Asia
Nations (SEAN) for trade and commerce. Chinese imports of US goods dropped 30%
in 2025 due to Trumps tariffs and US imports of Chinese goods fell 26% last
year.
China is still determined to
aggressively move forward with its global Belt and Road initiative and is
undeterred by Trump’s bombast and foolishness. Frankly, China has all the
cards. Xi Jinping has Trump over a barrel with his pants down around his ankles
because China has a virtual monopoly on the mining, refining and processing of
rare earth minerals which the Empire needs for industrial and military
capacity. At this point the US simply can’t compete!
China is helping Iran logistically
by supplying satellite imaging technology and by purchasing Iranian oil thereby
thwarting Trump and Netanyahu’s war against Iran by helping Iran to survive and
win!
Trump
doesn’t want the US media asking embarrassing questions of Xi Jinping or
revealing just how disadvantaged the US is relative to China’s purchasing
power, its economic status and its resourcefulness in seeking other markets and
trading partners following Trump’s boneheaded tariffs and trade war. Trump’s
policies have put the Empire in a precarious position and Xi Jinping is
standing pat, allowing the US to shoot itself in the foot. China is never going
to back down or concede anything to Trump. Xi will be polite courteous and
firm.
The press would undoubtedly ask Xi Jinping his
views on what the US has done to undermine China’s energy needs thus
threatening its economic viability by destabilizing key trading partners Libya,
Syria and Venezuela. The US media would
ask Xi Jinping about these issues and his thoughts on other global matters such
as the widening war in West Asia and America’s role as a facilitator,
instigator and purveyor of violence in that region. AI and trade will also be
raised.
So rather
than Dick and Jane Sixpack finding out the gory details how Trump has
disadvantaged them with his disastrous foreign and economic policies, Trump
shut down access prior to Xi Jinping’s visit. A federal judge ruled against
Trump’s ban but Trump was able to limit the damaging optics and narrative and
save some face.
He was able to avoid embarrassing
questions and not have to make any stupid responses to further damage his image
on the world stage like he just did at the UN.
That’s my
theory and I’m sticking with it.
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posted by Junious Ricardo Stanton @ 7:41 AM
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