Hey Jordan, Rubio, Blount...Was trump joking when he raised Biden with Xi in June phone call???

[spanone]

Trump raised Biden with Xi in June call housed in highly secure server

Washington (CNN)When President Donald Trump suggested — without prompting — that China should investigate Joe Biden and his son, he thrust another political grudge into what was already the world's most complicated and consequential relationship.

The move startled Chinese officials, who say they have little interest in becoming embroiled in a US political controversy. And it amounted to the latest extraordinary effort by Trump to openly request political assistance from foreign governments.

Thursday's comments weren't the first time Trump has injected Biden into his relationship with China, though he said Thursday he has never pushed Xi to investigate the former vice president. Nor is it the first time he has sought to trade favors with Xi, who this week celebrated the 70th birthday of his communist state with a note of congratulations from Trump.

During a phone call with Xi on June 18, Trump raised Biden's political prospects as well as those of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who by then had started rising in the polls, according to two people familiar with the discussion. In that call, Trump also told Xi he would remain quiet on Hong Kong protests as trade talks progressed.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/03/politics/trump-biden-call-xi-secure-server/index.html

[dchill]

1. It's ALL a big fucking joke.

[spanone]

2. Can't believe no one raised this yesterday when these assholes were lying thru their teeth

[exboyfil]

3. Can't reporters be fast enough to respond at the time

I know it is hard to keep up, but it surely would help.

[tblue37]

4. I suspect most TV "reporters" rely on their staff for research rather than bothering to

do any themselves. Thus, they simply might not have at hand the relevant info to push back with.

[meadowlander]

5. Even if he was, is "sarcastic trolling" an appropriate way to carry out US foreign relations?

I mean he's obviously lying but it's not like the excuse doesn't disqualify him to be President.