Xi Turns Down Trump, MAGA Supporters Brace For Rude Awakening

As Donald invites far-right figures to attend the inauguration, his voters might be waking up to the harsh reality that they voted for the wrong candidate

Donald Trump, being the anti-American guy that he is, invited China’s dictator, Xi Jinping to his Inauguration.

Fun fact: A foreign leader hasn’t attended an American president’s inauguration since 1874. Leave it to Trump to undermine our Democratic process by inviting a brutal authoritarian to witness the transfer of power.

But Xi has reportedly declined the invitation

According to CBS, sources say Xi is not expected to show, but instead, will send diplomats in his place.

I guess Trump endlessly praising Xi as a “brilliant guy” who “rules China with an iron fist” didn’t do the trick.

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Trump also invited Hungary’s PM Viktor Orbán, El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, and Argentinean President Javier Milei, a.k.a. the world’s far-right populist leaders.

He’s spitting in the face of America’s sacred traditions, and he’s doing it on day 1 of his Presidency.

Meanwhile, Bezos bends the knee

Last night, Jeff Bezos pledged that Amazon would give $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund, matching Mark Zuckerberg and becoming the latest tech billionaire to kiss the ring.

I’m sure this is Bezos’ way of thanking Trump for vowing to slash corporate taxes down to 15% — a promise he made after admitting he’d be unable to reduce grocery prices.

A bad day for working-class Trump voters, who are now facing an even bigger problem

Not only was Trump caught lying about his pledge to lower taxes and reduce grocery costs, but a new report reveals that his own supporters might be in for a rude awakening worse than they ever could have imagined: