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- worldnews@lemmy.ml
- news@beehaw.org
Summary
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum mocked Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” by suggesting the U.S. be renamed “Mexican America.”
“It sounds nice, doesn’t it?” she said, pointing to a 17th-century map showing California, Texas, and Arizona once belonging to Mexico before the Mexican-American War (1846–1848). She also noted the Gulf of Mexico has had its name since 1607.
Sheinbaum warned new U.S. tariffs would prompt reciprocal measures.
While advocating for cooperation, she emphasized Mexico’s sovereignty and its historical ties with the U.S.
So fucking stupid. He’s dragging world leaders down into schoolyard arguments.
He is undermining trust and alliances between Western nations. You don’t have to put in much thought to figure out whose interests that serves.
Daddy Putin proud!
and oligarchs
That’s his schtick. Turning politics into a comedy where he’s the star of the show. Idiocracy was a prophecy.
Nah, President Camacho was much smarter and nicer than him.
Fiction has utterly failed to predict how stupid reality has become.
How many stories have we seen where a billionaire ceo becomes president? In fiction, they were always handsome, charming, highly intelligent, so on and so forth. Reality though, oooof.
Back to the Future was close with Biff, although he wasn’t president…yet.
You think they should let him say and do whatever he wants? Our judicial system did that many times and that’s how we got more of him. I’m glad at least others are willing to stand up to him and call out his bullshit.
Show me where i said he should do and say whatever he wants.
You didn’t - that’s why I asked you so you had an open opportunity to support what you meant…
No, you directly questioned me on people letting Trump do and say anything he wants, when I never sais anything like that.
I don’t know what you want me to expand on. My statement wasn’t a puzzle. I wasn’t debating anything.
You don’t have to respond at all if you don’t want to. I think we need to challenge Trump on things we disagree with and sometimes that will mean going down to his level.