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Donald Trump, who prides himself on being a peacemaker, is going nuclear.<\/p>\n

For more than 30 years, the Americans and the Russians \u2013 and before that, the Soviets \u2013 negotiated over limiting nukes. The theory was simple: Both countries had the power to destroy the world several times over, so why spend untold billions on an endless arms race?<\/p>\n

Trump made the announcement just before meeting with the president of China<\/a>, which is the third-ranking nuclear power, but is quickly catching up.<\/p>\n

“Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis,” the president wrote. Although “we have more nuclear weapons than anybody,” he added about testing, “I think it\u2019s appropriate that we do also.”<\/p>\n

TRUMP BREAKS 33-YEAR NUCLEAR TESTING SILENCE AS WORLD BRACES FOR DANGEROUS NEW ARMS RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This comes as Vladimir Putin is doing some military muscle-flexing, saying he\u2019s developing a “Poseidon” nuclear-powered torpedo that could bury a country such as the United Kingdom under a tsunami of radioactive water, rendering it uninhabitable.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll leave it to the experts to debate whether it makes sense for Trump to plunge into a costly weapons buildup in a rapidly changing nuclear landscape.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But politically it may be a tough sell at a time the White House says it can\u2019t find the money to keep the SNAP program from shutting down on Saturday, because of the government shutdown that has now reached the one-month mark.<\/p>\n

The contrast led to a bitter exchange with Chuck Schumer, who said Trump was “gallivanting in Asia, dancing in Malaysia” rather than meeting with Democrats to end the shutdown. The president, saying he\u2019s worked really hard, called Schumer\u2019s remarks “almost treasonous!!!”<\/p>\n

It\u2019s true that Trump hasn\u2019t really engaged on the shutdown, hoping the other party will be pressured by the rising level of pain.<\/p>\n

Now that the dust has settled, it seems that Trump didn\u2019t walk away with much from his 90-minute session with Xi Jinping, other than papering over their differences.<\/p>\n

Both sides agreed to postpone higher tariffs for a year, which eases tensions but is really just a return to the status quo. It\u2019s a classic Trumpian tactic of making threats and softening his stance later. Maybe he\u2019ll even agree to talk to Canada again after his pique about that Reagan ad on tariffs.<\/p>\n

There wasn\u2019t a word on TikTok, which was thought to be one of the easier problems to solve. Trump has lined up some wealthy allies to buy the hugely popular app, but he needs Xi\u2019s approval \u2013 and didn\u2019t get it.<\/p>\n

TRUMP SCORES FOUR BIG WINS WITH XI, BUT HAS ONE BIG MISS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

During their talk in South Korea<\/a>, Xi also agreed to postpone restrictions on rare earth minerals that are crucial for making today\u2019s ultra-fast computer chips.<\/p>\n

Beijing also agreed to resume its purchases of American soybeans to previous levels over the next three years. That\u2019s good news for our farmers, but again, basically a return to previous levels. Treasury Secretary Howard Bessent says the level could go even higher, but that\u2019s just an optimistic guess.<\/p>\n

Xi, by contrast, cares about one issue above all \u2013 and Trump says it didn\u2019t come up (unless it is being kept secret).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Taiwan.<\/p>\n

Several reports say Xi had hoped Trump would slightly soften his language on what China views as a breakaway province. The U.S. has always pledged to defend the island if it\u2019s attacked. Xi didn\u2019t expect it, but a Trump statement that the U.S. doesn\u2019t support Taiwan independence<\/a> \u2013 which other presidents, including Bill Clinton, have said \u2013 would help the Chinese dictator gauge the climate if he does decide to move against the country (as we see it) 100 miles off its coast.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Trump has claimed that China doesn\u2019t want to invade Taiwan, and didn\u2019t say much to reporters beyond “Taiwan is Taiwan.”<\/p>\n

All this amounts to a welcome reset of U.S. relations with China, easing months of harsh rhetoric. But Trump, who now plans to visit China, essentially brought things back to square one.<\/p>\n

Footnote<\/strong>: I\u2019ve been saying for months that Trump was not going to seek a third term, that he was basically trolling the press by toying with the idea.<\/p>\n

Turns out I was right.<\/p>\n

SUBSCRIBE TO HOWIE’S MEDIA BUZZMETER PODCAST, A RIFF ON THE DAY’S HOTTEST STORIES<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“I guess I\u2019m not allowed to run,” which is “too bad,” he told reporters on Air Force One. He\u2019s right. It\u2019s flatly prohibited by the Constitution<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So for all the media speculation, some of it stoked by Steve Bannon, some of it sparked by his grand ballroom plan \u2013 why build it if he wouldn\u2019t be using it? \u2013 Trump was never serious about it.<\/p>\n

No president wants to be viewed as a premature lame duck. By leaving the door ajar, Trump projected the idea that the press, the politicians and the public might have to deal with him after 2028. But now it\u2019s been slammed shut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/nuclear-backdrop-trump-eases-tensions-xi-merely-returns-status-quo <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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