After N. Korean Missile Test, Trump Criticizes Months-Old Trade Data

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo




By MATT SHUHAM Published JULY 5, 2017 10:13 AM

President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized China for its increase in trade with North Korea, following what unnamed U.S. officials said Tuesday was North Korea’s test of a “probable” intercontinental ballistic missile.

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The data to which Trump was referring was actually available in April, when China released its first-quarter trade data showing a 37.4 percent growth in trade with North Korea. Days earlier, Trump met at length with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Florida.

A day before China released its first-quarter trade data, Trump indicated he would not label the country a currency manipulator, saying the broken campaign promise was worth the country’s cooperation in dealing with North Korea.

On Monday night, shortly after news broke that North Korea had tested another missile, Trump asked, referring to the country’s ruler, “Does this guy have anything better to do with his life?” and suggested “Perhaps China will put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for all!”

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[Javaman]

1. big brother is always right. big brother never lies...

if something big brother says is later proven untrue, it was because big brother was testing us.

[matt819]

2. I get it now.

He didn't mean we'd get tired of all the winning.

He meant we'd get tired of all the whining.