President Donald Trump mocked transgender people in front of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose child identifies as nonbinary, during an Oval Office meeting in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday that was intended to focus on trade relations but instead became a showcase of Trump’s familiar culture war politics.

The meeting, held in the presence of reporters, aimed to emphasize renewed cooperation between the two countries, which remain deeply economically intertwined. But as The Independent reported, it “devolved into a political rally disguised as a routine press availability.” Trump repeatedly veered off topic to attack Democrats, the media, and transgender people, boasting that under his leadership, “We have strong borders. We have no men in women’s sports. We’re not going to take your child away and change the sex of your child.”

  • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    I disagree with this assessment.

    I think that Carney was there for trade talks and refused to be side tracked from that and engage in discussions that were unrelated to the goal of improving trade relations between the USA and Canada.

    He just sat there, and let Donny boy run his fat mouth, and when they got back on topic he suddenly had something to say.

    Honestly, when I’m trying to have a productive conversation about something with someone and they veer off into insanity mid conversation, I usually just let them talk themselves out, then redirect them to the topic when they seem like they’re done, so we can have productive discussions on the matter at hand.

    Bluntly, there’s no point arguing with the senile about their insane positions on anything, even if you get them to agree or change their viewpoint, in 15 minutes they’ll forget and go back to their original bullshit.

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        17 hours ago

        You made an assertion about his motivations, and I think his motivations are different.

        Did that not come across?

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          16 hours ago

          You said he was just letting him be crazy in peace because arguing is pointless, I said he’s tolerating him. I think we both agree it’s for the sake of trying to achieve an acceptable deal for Canada, right?