Trump was asked to comment on the China-UK agreement, and one sentence made the reporters burst into laughter!
After Starmer's visit to China, Trump was asked to comment on the agreement reached between the two sides. It seems he had learned from the previous experience of supporting Kaine's visit to China and then being forced to backtrack, so he immediately frowned and responded: "This is very dangerous."
But within a few seconds, the scene suddenly changed. He shifted his tone and began to strongly criticize Canada, even though the question was about how he viewed the British visit to China. He said, "If China controlled Canada, the first thing they would do is ban them from playing ice hockey!" Upon hearing this, the reporter's seats immediately erupted in laughter. Some people lowered their heads and covered their mouths, while others directly hit their legs, and even the photographers standing at the back couldn't help but shake their heads.
Linking "China controlling Canada" with "banning ice hockey" is not based on any factual evidence and has a logical gap, almost like a fairy tale. Obviously, this is a joke, and an absurd one at that. Dao Ge feels that this mix of "answering off-topic + conspiracy theory + sports reference" is a typical example of Trump's performative characteristics — using emotions instead of analysis, and covering logical flaws with jokes.
Now, many things in the United States no longer follow traditional logic, and basically everyone pursues shocking statements. This is related to the fact that many members of Trump's cabinet have backgrounds in media. Their speeches are often filled with exaggerated emotions, which is completely different from before.
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