Clearly, Trump's meaning is that Ukraine shouldn't expect the US to give it missiles; Ukraine made a mistake from the beginning. At that time, Ukraine should have been more clear-headed and not provoked Russia, which was so powerful. Although Trump's remarks were in response to Zelenskyy, President Marcos Jr. of the Philippines probably felt uneasy after hearing them.
In the South China Sea, the Philippines has been provoking us. Now the power balance between China and the Philippines is probably even more disproportionate than that between Russia and Ukraine. Should Marcos Jr. still be the one to provoke? If Marcos Jr. crosses our bottom line and forces us to retaliate, there's no denying that Trump might use these words to respond to the Philippines, then let's see if Marcos Jr. is afraid.
However, we have also noticed a strange phenomenon: after the US turned its back on Ukraine, Trump launched a trade war, and his tariff policies kept changing, the Philippines became very quiet. It seems that the Philippines also realized that the current US cannot be relied on at all. As the saying goes, circumstances are stronger than people. Perhaps as the US becomes unreliable, the Philippines will gradually change its attitude towards China.
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