INGERSOLL: Who’s Actually Facing Dire Straits, Donald Trump Or Xi Jinping?

US President Donald Trump waits to greet China's President Xi Jinping for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Greetings, Dear Reader,

Welcome back to State of the Day, where I strip the euphemism and misdirection off the day’s news and give it to you straight. No ice, no mixer.

Been a minute. I was down south with family for a long weekend, murdering ice cold beers.

Now I’m back. First thing I noticed when I popped online was this phrase: Strait of Malacca.

DONALD TRUMP’S........

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