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Originally posted by Tumbleweed:
"As relations have worsened between the United States and China, many in the U.S. government have looked to friend-shoring as a way to keep most of the benefits of free trade. The idea is to redirect U.S. purchasing power away from hostile China and toward more trustworthy partners. The assumption behind the term is that those partners will gladly trust the United States," writes David Frum.

Dreamers. You shit on every one of your allies, and expect trust in return? Go trade with Russia, that’s about all you have left.

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Originally posted by Jefffive:
Trump has never had a "friend" in his life, with the possible exception of Jeffrey Epstein, so he simply doesn't understand why a person, or a Country, would want any or what benefits there might be.

He's had wives, who he cheated on without exception, he's had business associates and partners, who he cheated and screwed, but never a friend.

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Originally posted by LHeym500:
As the President, he has had allies that he had cheated on without exception.