People can’t believe Trump’s latest comments dissing JD Vance

At a White House breakfast for Republican senators on Wednesday, Donald Trump discussed some of his takedowns after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Two men in suits shake hands in front of US and Chinese flags

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Reflecting on the behavior of the Chinese President’s staff, he said, “I want the behavior of my cabinet. [Xi Jinping’s staff]. I ask for it. I want them to sit like that, nice and straight.”

A man in a suit and red tie stands on a podium with a seal in an official room with a beautiful fireplace

He continued, “I have never seen such an attitude. I have never seen men so frightened in their lives.”

Man in a suit with a US flag pin speaking on a stage in an official setting

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In the process, he also let slip a little Freudian slip about the necessary power dynamics with his beloved, JD Vance.

Two men at a public event. One speaks into a microphone, wearing a suit, the other looks on in uniform

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“JD doesn’t act like that,” he said, comparing Vance to Xi’s vice president. “JD gets down to conversations,” he said.

A man in a suit speaks on a stage with a beautiful fireplace in the background

He added, “I want to make it at least two days, okay, JD? We’ll keep you for the long haul, but a few days of that would be great.”

A man in a suit and tie speaks on an indoor stage with an ornate fireplace in the background

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Naturally, the internet had a lot of thoughts about Trump’s comments:

“This is the funniest ****** thing he could say. Imagine you’re jd vance and you do nothing but suck Trump’s toes all day and he calls you on national television as a reward.”

A screenshot of a tweet with a comment comparing hypothetical behavior to what someone deserves regarding Trump's claims about leadership

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“She hates him so much lol.”

Tweet by @franzsherbert: Trump mentions he wants his cabinet to emulate Xi Jinping's staff, expresses disbelief at JD's behavior. Contains interaction statistics

Others were more shocked by quasi-authoritarian ambitions:

“Men who are afraid of those under them are not good men.”

Tweet by Dark Tylenol: "People who crave fear from their subordinates are not good people." 6.7K likes

“He’s asking his cabinet and the vice-chancellor to be cowed into silence, you know, like a dictatorial staff. But don’t call them Nazis. That would be impolite.”

Patrick S. Tomlinson's tweet was commenting on another tweet about Trump wanting to act subservient to his cabinet, along with a sarcastic note about decorum.

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Finally, “he just said, ‘I’ve never seen people so scared’. They don’t respect Xi, they fear him, and that’s what Trump wants in the United States. Rule by fear. Avoid MAGA.”

Tweet by @softwaredev73 Discussing perceptions of Xi, Trump, and MAGA, a strongly negative closing comment

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Well, the man who always ranted against “Communist China” now wants his cabinet to act like Communist China. It’s definitely … something!

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