Trump’s China – President Donald Trump returned from China with bold optics—an expected order for 200 Boeing jets and talks of soybean purchases—yet left major issues unsettled, from trade details to how China will handle Iran and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The sharpest
President Donald Trump came back from China promising big momentum. but the trip is ending with more uncertainty than breakthroughs on the issues he has been pressing—especially trade and Iran.. On Air Force One. Trump said he had a “great visit. ” and pointed to an expected Chinese purchase of 200 Boeing jets as “the largest order ever.” He also said China agreed to invest with businesses represented on the trip and buy “billions of dollars of soybeans. ” though few specifics have emerged.
The most striking exchange followed a warning from China’s President Xi Jinping on Taiwan.. Xi used some of his sharpest language to date, telling Trump—through Chinese officials—that the U.S.. handling of the Taiwan issue could lead to “clashes and even conflicts” if the matter is mishandled.. For all the intensity of that message, the U.S.. did not publicly respond. leaving fresh questions about how both sides are reading the moment and whether Xi left the summit expecting more leverage.
Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio also asserted that China told them it does not want Iran to have a nuclear weapon and wants the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened.. The Strait is a key route for oil. and the argument is clear: much of China’s oil flows through it.. Yet the same gap remains—there was not enough clarity to show whether China made any commitment to actually help reopen the strait.
The biggest open question may be how quickly Trump moves from diplomacy to pressure.. With negotiations with Iran stalled, the trip left an option hanging over the White House: whether to resume military action.. The newsletter described that as something Trump left on the table. and said that in conversations with top allies he is still considering the possibility.. The urgency around the decision is being felt at home too. as pressure mounts for Trump to bring the conflict to an end amid rising gas prices and public frustration with the war.
A recent poll cited here found 77% of Americans believe the president’s policies have increased the cost of living, and 75% say the war in Iran has had a negative effect on their own financial situation.
The pattern is hard to miss in the details that came back from the trip: sweeping promises about deals on jets and soybeans sit beside sparse commitments on sensitive issues like the Strait of Hormuz, and Xi’s escalating language on Taiwan landed without a public U.S. response.
All of it will feed into the next round of public confrontation over U.S.. strategy.. The latest developments on the U.S.-China summit and the Iran war are set for coverage on “Meet the Press” this Sunday with Sens.. Lindsey Graham. R-S.C.. and Chris Van Hollen. D-Md.. and former FBI Director James Comey is also scheduled for an exclusive interview.
Outside foreign policy, a separate political fight is underway in Georgia—one tied directly to Gov.. Brian Kemp’s influence inside the Republican Party.. With his time in the governor’s office coming to an end. Kemp asked Georgia voters for “one last thing. ” urging viewers to “Send Derek Dooley to the U.S.. Senate.” The plea came in a new TV ad from his PAC hitting the airwaves this week. and it signals Kemp is putting his leverage behind Dooley ahead of Tuesday’s GOP Senate primary.
The stakes in that primary are blunt.. Dooley, a former college football coach and political novice, is facing GOP Reps.. Mike Collins and Buddy Carter.. Dooley is described as battling both men for the chance to take on Democratic Sen.. Jon Ossoff, and none of the Republicans is expected to win a majority in Tuesday’s primary.. If no one clears that threshold, the race will shift to a June 16 runoff between the top two vote-getters.
Collins and Carter have been presenting themselves as staunch allies of President Donald Trump.. Dooley also says he supports Trump. but he’s pitched himself as a political outsider. arguing Carter and Collins have records that can be used against them in November.. Collins. in particular. is contending with an ongoing ethics investigation over whether he misused congressional funds; Collins has dismissed the allegations as “bogus.”
At a campaign event in Habersham. Kemp framed the bet in straightforward terms. saying. “I have a very strong belief it’s going to take a political outsider to beat Jon Ossoff in this race.” Kemp’s support for Dooley is tied to a decision he made himself: he stepped aside rather than run for the Senate.
In Georgia politics, that endorsement comes with a spotlight.. Jay Morgan. a former Georgia GOP executive director. said he has “never seen a governor put so much of his personal capital on the line” in his 30 years of working in Georgia politics.. Morgan also said the flip side is that Kemp is exposing himself to second-guessing as the GOP tries to break a Senate losing streak in a state it once dominated for years.. Morgan’s verdict was blunt: “This one, the governor completely owns it.”
Kemp is also depicted as placing a key piece of his machinery behind Dooley while Trump stays on the sidelines so far. making the outcome of Tuesday’s primary—either immediate or through the June 16 runoff—a direct test of whether Kemp can reshape Georgia’s GOP direction and carry it beyond the state.
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