Cuz Got A Whole Plane Deal Done Over Dinner But Reckons Honouring The Fort Laramie Treaty Is Still Too Complicated

President Donald Trump has emerged from his Beijing state visit having reportedly secured an order for 200 Boeing aircraft, a negotiation concluded between Wednesday evening and Friday afternoon, prompting renewed questions in Indian Country about the federal government’s reported capacity to act on long-standing agreements.

The President’s deal-making efficiency stands in contrast to the implementation status of approximately 374 binding treaties ratified between the United States and Native Nations through 1871, several of which remain partially honoured, partially unhonoured or, in the case of certain Northern Plains agreements, partially honoured for approximately ninety minutes in 1868.

“Look, we’re glad to see the President can move quickly when he needs to” a senior tribal policy advocate said. “We’re just suggesting some of that energy might be productively redirected toward documents already signed by his predecessors.”

A senior administration official confirmed the Boeing deal had been finalised over the course of a state banquet featuring Beijing roast duck and pan-fried pork buns. A spokesperson was unable to confirm what menu (if any) would be required to finalise outstanding obligations to provide adequate housing, education and healthcare under the Treaty of Fort Laramie.

Sources within the Department of the Interior noted the recent One Big Beautiful Bill Act had eliminated $1.3 billion of Tribal Inflation Reduction Act funding, a sum approximately equivalent to two Boeing 777s.

The President is expected to return to Washington and immediately begin work on the next round of trade negotiations. Treaty work remains scheduled for “soon”.