President Trump - Supreme Leader of The USA

Jezza99

Yeah, but that's kinda the point, weavie old chap - his middle class upbringing means that he doesn't fit the description of a working class person at all

Maybe too much of an advanced concept for you to grasp, perhaps. Never mind, keep on trying, one day the penny might drop

weaviemx5

You're protesting too much now chum, triggered?

I've already acknowledge the middle class/working class conflict so was asking about the other points (Tory, Londoner, Brexiteer, financial industry, spends too much on cars/AV, rugby jersey, calls himself "Jezza") but don't worry about it honestly, I get that you're 'working class'.

Cliff

Well Trump has succeeded in persuading China to stop doing business with North Korea.
This is actually quite a step forward. Probably the first time China has been onside in trying to reign in N.K.
Trump claims Chinese banks won't do business with North Korea

weaviemx5

Did Trump do that or have China just implemented the UN sanctions that all countries voted for?

China's central bank tells banks to stop doing business with North Korea: sources

"BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China’s central bank has told banks to strictly implement United Nations sanctions against North Korea, four sources told Reuters, amid U.S. concerns that Beijing has not been tough enough over Pyongyang’s repeated nuclear tests.

The sources said banks were told to stop providing financial services to new North Korean customers and to wind down loans with existing customers, following tighter sanctions against Pyongyang by the United Nations."

I'm sure Trump is happy to take the credit for it though

Cliff

I'm sure you are happy to give Trump zero credit
But it was something that the Trump persuaded the UN to implement. And it was quite a surprise, even for Trump, that China followed.

Enki

Chinese banks started this some months ago by refusing to open new bank accounts for North Koreans.  However, North Korean could find a friendly % intermediary Chinese citizen to open accounts on their behalf.  Knew it was bad idea to start teaching the Chinese the finer details of shifting monies.

weaviemx5

I'm always happy to give Trump the credit he deserves which, to be fair, is normally zero.

Trump gave his speech to the UN on Thursday asking for more extreme sanctions against NK and the publicly shared order to the China Central Bank to implement the sanctions against new NK trade went out on Monday.  I know Trump's been blustering on about NK for a few weeks but it would be interesting to see exactly what effect that had on China's decision to publicly push out the UN sanctions.

Pacifico

LOL - you'l get over it someday (I hope).

Although I see that Clinton still hasn't - perhaps you are related?

                                                                                                                                       

Jezza99

I understand that the gist of her book "What Happened" is that the reason she lost was.............

Everybody elses fault. Apart from her own.

weaviemx5

It's funny that the person that states Clinton lost most often is still Trump.  Does he like to gloat or is it the only thing his loyal band of Trumpettes still cling to?