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Fri Nov 22, 2019, 11:26 AM Nov 2019

Trump claims Hong Kong 'would have been obliterated' without his actions

President Trump on Friday claimed that Hong Kong "would have been obliterated" if he did not use it as leverage in trade negotiations with China.

“That’s a complicating factor," Trump said of the protests:
"And if it weren’t for me, Hong Kong would have been obliterated in 14 minutes. [Chinese President Xi Jinping] has got a million soldiers standing outside of Hong Kong that aren’t going in only because I ask him please don’t do that, you’d be making a big mistake. It’s going to have a tremendous negative impact on the trade deal."

"We have to stand with Hong Kong, but I'm also standing with President Xi," Trump said.
"He's a friend of mine. He's an incredible guy.
We have to stand, but I'd like to see them work it out."

Trump has been reluctant to unequivocally speak out in support of the Hong Kong protesters. He has repeatedly said he hopes the two sides can reach a non-violent resolution and claimed that his efforts to secure a trade deal with Beijing may have helped keep violence at bay.

https://thehill.com/policy/international/471630-trump-claims-hong-kong-would-have-been-obliterated-without-his-actions

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Trump claims Hong Kong 'would have been obliterated' without his actions (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 OP
And monkeys flew out of his butt, too. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #1
AS IF?!? (nt) mr_lebowski Nov 2019 #2
It must be delightful to live in an evidence-free universe C_U_L8R Nov 2019 #3
He's having delusions of adequacy again SoCalNative Nov 2019 #4

C_U_L8R

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3. It must be delightful to live in an evidence-free universe
Fri Nov 22, 2019, 11:51 AM
Nov 2019

The void between Trump's ears is a truly special place.

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