Me: Sir, President Xi has just invoked the Thucydides Trap
Donald Trump: That's fine. I'm just going to let that one go
When Xi invokes the Thucydides Trap, as he did again today, he means he sees China as the rising power and the U.S. as the declining power.
Kinda weird for an American president to just let that go, especially in remarks delivered in the White House.
But these are not normal times.