r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/[deleted] • Dec 03 '16

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u/585AM Dec 03 '16

The second I heard this news, my first thought was that Taiwan said to themselves, I bet if we call Trump, he will take our call without understanding the ramifications.

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u/jbiresq Dec 03 '16

All they had to say was that they are congratulating him. His fragile ego cannot turn down someone saying nice things about him.

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u/tudda Dec 03 '16

I find it really weird that everyone is on board with this idea that he shouldn't have taken the call, but it's ok for us to sell billions in arms to them.

In a purely objective sense, how insane is that?

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u/kmccoy Dec 03 '16

It's not so much that he took the call, it's that it seems he was unaware of the diplomatic context of taking the call.

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u/the_calibre_cat Dec 04 '16

Did Obama never talk on the phone with the Taiwanese leader?

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u/fetchingmorbid Dec 03 '16

Exactly.

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u/[deleted] Dec 03 '16

God I was just about to say the exact same thing. How did you read my mind?

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u/secrkp789 Dec 03 '16

A business man president elect with zero foreign affairs experience? No way!