Had Donald Trump been the U.S. president hosting this week’s APEC meetings, I have no doubt that the headline from the event would have been unchanged. It would have been: “He’s a dictator.”

The only difference is it would be Xi Jinping who was saying it to describe Trump.

Other than that, though, a Trump-hosted APEC meeting would likely have been unrecognizably different from the successful and productive forum hosted by President Joe Biden.

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      7 months ago

      Her successful career as a physician shows she is capable of intelligent thought, something you struggle with.

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        7 months ago

        Insulting me is not evidence. Neither is saying she’s a successful physician. That has nothing to do with why she appears with Putin.

        I’m not surprised you’re resorting to insults though.

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              Are you actually saying someone who works for Putin wouldn’t publicly show herself with Putin?

              This you? You’re accusing her of working for Putin with no evidence.

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                That is not an accusation, nor was it specifically about her. Which I think you know. But you’d rather hurl insults at everyone than actually have a legitimate discussion.

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                    7 months ago

                    I never said that either. Are you really unable to have a discussion without insults and putting words in people’s mouths?