December 5, 2016
SADLY...:
Did Trump Get Played By His Advisers on Taiwan? (David Atkins, December 5, 2016, Washington Monthly)
It's hard to know which scenario is worse: 1) that Donald Trump ignorantly took a call with the president of Taiwan without knowing how badly it would provoke China; 2) that he intentionally took the call to create a provocation with China over a month before even taking office; or 3) that Trump took the call because he wanted to cement business dealings in Taiwan.Increasingly, it seems it may have been the worst of all worlds: Trump's advisers strategically planned the call with Taiwan, but Trump may not have known what he was getting into. And yes, Trump has business dealings in Taiwan despite his denials.
..no one could believe it was #1.
Posted by Orrin Judd at December 5, 2016 6:02 PM