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Donald Trump, China, And UCLA Basketball

Taking a look at the psychology of Donald Trump and discussing why he does the things he does.

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Donald Trump, China, And UCLA Basketball
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In the recent political news, Donald Trump made his social media presence known (once again) after he tweeted about one of his most significant accomplishments in office up-to-date.

After he reached out to the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, asking him to release 3 UCLA basketball players from jail for shoplifting in a Chinese Louis Vuitton store, Trump immediately proved that his highfalutin ego is his primary motivation.

Once Jinping motioned to accept Donald Trump's request to release the players on Tuesday, November 14th, after feeling that they learned from their immature mistake within a couple of days in a Chinese jail, Trump took to the social media realm in hopes to gain recognition for his "grand accomplishment".

What does this tweet mean, you might ask? Well, two things.

One: Donald Trump is a narcissistic little man who feels the need to be recognized for every little thing he does...but we knew that already.

Two: Donald Trump cares more about athletics and foreign relations than political and economic standings with China.

In a nutshell, the psychological climate of Donald Trump is heavily revealed in this whole soap opera drama. From this very tweet alone, it is very obtrusive how Trump refers to himself in the third person, as if he is bigger and better than the average Joe.

Trump's thirst for recognition and hunger for credit is something us Americans have to get used to for the next three years (at least), and if we learn anything about him within that time period, we'll definitely grow to know that political correctness is not his forte.

Don't get me wrong, Trump is not the worst president we met as a country. I mean, we did get past presidential reigns over James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, and Franklin Pierce, but Trump's priorities are definitely out of whack.

With ambiguous trade negotiations open with China and the volatile love triangle between North Korea, China, and the United States still up for debunking, one would think basketball players would be the last thing on Trump's brag list. But hey, who knows what goes on in that man's head? We can only hope that his administration is covering the tracks that he fails to tend to.

PS: Yes, LiAngelo Ball and his two UCLA teammates did, in fact, thank Trump for his support after they returned to the United States as free men. Trump wins again!

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