15 times Trump praised China as coronavirus was spreading across the globe
The president has lambasted the WHO for accepting Beijing’s assurances about the outbreak, but he repeated them, as well.
Trump, however, echoed many of those same assurances regarding China and its response to the virus throughout January and February, as the unique coronavirus began to infiltrate countries around the world. Just days before the U.S. recorded its first death from Covid-19, Trump touted China’s government for its transparency and hard work to defeat the coronavirus that causes the illness.
15 times Trump praised China as coronavirus was spreading across the globe
President Trump showered Chinese President Xi Jinping with praise during a 2019 trade negotiation meeting, calling him "the greatest Chinese leader in three hundred years," according to former national security adviser John Bolton's book.
The remarks allegedly came during the 2019 G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, when members of the Trump administration met with the Chinese president and trade negotiators. After Trump agreed to no new tariffs on Chinese goods in exchange for prioritizing discussions around potentially increasing the purchase of U.S. agricultural products, Bolton wrote that Trump "exulted" praise on Xi.
"You're the greatest Chinese leader in three hundred years!" Trump exclaimed, according to a leaked copy of The Room Where It Happened obtained by the Washington Examiner. Bolton said Trump later amended his statement to "the greatest leader in Chinese history."
Despite Trump's kind words for the Chinese leader, Bolton said he quickly soured on the negotiations altogether.
"You shouldn't have gone there. It makes us look weak," he allegedly told U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
During those same negotiations, Trump allegedly asked the Chinese president to assist in his reelection efforts.
“He then, stunningly, turned the conversation to the coming U.S. presidential election, alluding to China’s economic capability to affect the ongoing campaigns, pleading with Xi to ensure he’d win,” Bolton wrote in his unreleased book. “He stressed the importance of farmers, and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome. I would print Trump’s exact words but the government’s prepublication review process has decided otherwise.”
Bolton: Trump called Xi 'the greatest leader in Chinese history'
Xi has played Trump repeatedly.
The president has lambasted the WHO for accepting Beijing’s assurances about the outbreak, but he repeated them, as well.
Trump, however, echoed many of those same assurances regarding China and its response to the virus throughout January and February, as the unique coronavirus began to infiltrate countries around the world. Just days before the U.S. recorded its first death from Covid-19, Trump touted China’s government for its transparency and hard work to defeat the coronavirus that causes the illness.
15 times Trump praised China as coronavirus was spreading across the globe
President Trump showered Chinese President Xi Jinping with praise during a 2019 trade negotiation meeting, calling him "the greatest Chinese leader in three hundred years," according to former national security adviser John Bolton's book.
The remarks allegedly came during the 2019 G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, when members of the Trump administration met with the Chinese president and trade negotiators. After Trump agreed to no new tariffs on Chinese goods in exchange for prioritizing discussions around potentially increasing the purchase of U.S. agricultural products, Bolton wrote that Trump "exulted" praise on Xi.
"You're the greatest Chinese leader in three hundred years!" Trump exclaimed, according to a leaked copy of The Room Where It Happened obtained by the Washington Examiner. Bolton said Trump later amended his statement to "the greatest leader in Chinese history."
Despite Trump's kind words for the Chinese leader, Bolton said he quickly soured on the negotiations altogether.
"You shouldn't have gone there. It makes us look weak," he allegedly told U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
During those same negotiations, Trump allegedly asked the Chinese president to assist in his reelection efforts.
“He then, stunningly, turned the conversation to the coming U.S. presidential election, alluding to China’s economic capability to affect the ongoing campaigns, pleading with Xi to ensure he’d win,” Bolton wrote in his unreleased book. “He stressed the importance of farmers, and increased Chinese purchases of soybeans and wheat in the electoral outcome. I would print Trump’s exact words but the government’s prepublication review process has decided otherwise.”
Bolton: Trump called Xi 'the greatest leader in Chinese history'
Xi has played Trump repeatedly.