So Xi gifted Trump some rose seeds....

[AZ8theist]

For what? To plant in the Rose Garden that Trump and Malaria PAVED OVER??

Kind of a backhanded insult to a president that is far too stupid to get the joke.

From Bloomberg:
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/winners-losers-trump-xi-beijing-131307362.html

[gab13by13]

1. Maybe Krasnov is supposed to give them to Michelle Obama?

[Deuxcents]

2. If true, XI has quite the biting sense of humor 😆

[AZ8theist]

8. Reported by Bloomberg

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/winners-losers-trump-xi-beijing-131307362.html

[Hugin]

3. The whole visit was loaded with innuendo...

They were laughing at him (and the US)… HARD!

[paleotn]

5. Hard not to.

Rightfully so, Europe has been laughing at us for some time.

[duhneece]

6. Europe has allowed that kind of humor since the beginning of the internet for all

But China hasn’t allowed any put-downs of other nations and leaders of other countries.
They are definitely allowing it when it comes to Trump and the influence of the US.

[Old Crank]

14. At our health club today

We saw some of the news. There was a survey of people in Germany about Trump and if they saw him as strong or weak.

Do you see Trump as Stark? (Strong) 15%

Do you see Trump as Schwach? (Weak) 85%

We love the word, schwach. You have to pronounce the first 5 letters, schwah, then the ch as a k.

[AZ8theist]

22. So I can look Trump in the face and say "Du bist schwatch" ?

Sorry, don't remember much of my high school German.

[Old Crank]

24. Since he is the president...

The formal would probably be best, if only for respect for the office.

Sie sind schwach.

But your informal is correct.

[AZ8theist]

26. Thank you!!

[dave99]

31. ahh, schmuck

[Hugin]

25. The last time I saw a beating like that...

Someone was trying to strap a chimp in for a second ride in a rocket sled.

The cult remains oblivious to what was easily the most humiliating state visit in US history.

[Ocelot II]

4. If so, it was a brilliant and subtle burn.

[ImNotGod]

7. tRump wore out 3 sets of official WH kneepads on that trip. nt

[erronis]

34. Guessing several pallets of Depends, also. (He had to take the soiled ones back - carry out what you pack in.)

[Martin68]

9. LOL! For the non-existent rose garden. Xi understands irony.

[IcyPeas]

10. Xi walked him thru this garden too

Why would Trump ask him if he brings all the leaders here and Xi said no very rare. Trump must've loved that. 😅

[NJCher]

13. Xi:

The only other people I show this to are other evil dictators--like Putin!

(not an exact quote)

[littlemissmartypants]

16. Did he also show him a freshly dug empty hole?

[COL Mustard]

17. A well-prepared Trump would have known that

I crack myself up sometimes…well-prepared Trump!!!

[MorbidButterflyTat]

20. Like a young girl asking the town Lothario if he brings other girls there

"No, honey! You're the only one, I swear!"

[Just Jerome]

11. I thought

he would return wearing nothing but a barrel. Certainly they pantsed him; we'll see what else.

[NJCher]

12. I do agree that was a subtle jab

but another point is being made, and that is that this loser will never pull this off. Roses are best propagated by stem cuttings. Maybe Xi didn't think trump could handle the stems without damaging his tiny fingers.

Yes, roses can be cultivated by seed, but it's a PITA, involving waiting a long time for the rose to turn color to brown, separating out the seed, etc. Survival rate is not very good. However, if trump gives them to an experienced gardener, they might be able to do a somewhat acceptable job. It would be hard to find someone to do it, though, as it is well known the best propagation is done by stem. Hardly anybody does it by seed.

So my point would be that they gave him a difficult task for which he is bound to fail. Loser loser loser!

[DBoon]

27. "a difficult task for which he is bound to fail"

That summarizes the entire Trump regime

[NickB79]

30. The other problem is that roses don't breed true from seed

You're as likely to get a mutt as you are to get a beautiful variety. A stunning rose bush can produce absolute garbage seedlings, so cuttings are used because you're cloning the mother plant exactly every time.

[jmowreader]

33. The problem with that is...

If you gave Trump rose cuttings either he or one of the alcoholics working for him would use them to stir drinks.

[Johnny2X2X]

15. The entire meeting was filled with China making fun of Trump and the US

Endless jokes to show how stupid and unserious he is. He's too dumb to get them, but 1.4 Billion people were laughing their asses off at his expense all week. They did everything but make him wear a dunce hat and clown makeup all week. Everyone from the US delegation had to be cringing and then biting their lips when he asked them for feedback.

China made sure to highlight how confused, stupid and, inform Trump is. It was a giant mockery of him.

And Xi was in contrast strong, capable, and in control. Everything about the visit was set up to show the world who is in charge now and who can be relied on. It was very clearly the passing of the torch from the US to China as being the most consequential country on earth from this point forward. Sad.

[Dr. T]

18. I hope the seeds were coated with a high tech

toxin that results in a slow and painful death hours after exposure.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

19. What's funny about that?

[malaise]

21. Profoundly

hilarious

[bif]

23. Because he's an avid gardener. Just one of his many hobbies and interests.

[erronis]

35. trump knows more about gardening than anyone! He even fertilizes his golf courses with human corpses!

[mr715]

28. Is this the flex I think it is?

[usonian]

29. Theres a surprise in that gift.

Special kind of rose.

An Audrey Junior Rose.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

32. MaddowBlog-Despite the hype, Trump leaves China empty-handed and no better off than he was before

The president’s first trip to China was largely a flop. Nearly a decade later, his second excursion was worse.

Despite the hype, Trump leaves #China #empty-handed and no better off than he was before.

The president’s first trip to China was largely a #flop. Nearly a decade later, his second #excursion was worse.

— [The Great War & Modern Memory] (@ps9714.bsky.social) 2026-05-15T17:52:46.195Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-xi-china-trip-iran-taiwan-declining-nation

Apparently, officials in Beijing were less impressed. Reuters reported:

U.S. President Donald Trump left China on Friday with no major breakthroughs on trade or tangible help from ​Beijing to end the Iran war, despite two days spent heaping praise on his host, Xi Jinping.

Trump’s visit to America’s main strategic and economic rival, the first by a U.S. president since his last trip in 2017, had ‌aimed for tangible results to lift his sagging approval ratings before midterm elections in November. Xi will visit the U.S. in the fall at Trump’s invitation, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.

Trump reportedly hoped to make some progress on Chinese policy toward Iran, but by all accounts, there were no breakthroughs. He also hoped to advance U.S. trade policy, but despite some rhetoric about vague “deals,” the White House had nothing of substance to point to after the trip wrapped up......

Indeed, the American president who arrived in China in a position of weakness was no better off upon exiting the country. If anything, Trump established a new equilibrium that elevated the U.S. rival. As a New York Times analysis explained:

Mr. Xi arrived highly scripted, leaving no doubt that for all of China’s problems — deflation, depopulation, the bursting of the real estate bubble — the moment when China acts as a peer superpower had arrived.

At every turn, at least as he began his two-day trip to China, Mr. Trump sounded conciliatory, the exact opposite of his portrayals of China in public appearances back home, where during his presidential campaigns he has talked about the country as a job-stealer and national security threat. Mr. Xi, while smiling and welcoming to Mr. Trump, was quietly more confrontational — especially on Taiwan, where he delivered an unequivocal warning.

....So to recap, the Republican who traveled around the planet to make headway with China left empty-handed, though he was inclined to endorse the Chinese president’s unheard insult regarding the United States — amid reports that Beijing actually sees Trump as evidence of American decline.

Trump’s first trip to China, in November 2017, was largely a flop. Nearly a decade later, his second excursion was worse.

trump is a horrible negotiator and so no one should be surprised