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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.
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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 ruling communist party 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.
The White House record of that call was later stored in the highly secured electronic system used to house a now-infamous phone call with Ukraine's President and which helped spark a whistleblower complaint that's led Democrats to open an impeachment inquiry into Trump.
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EveHammond13
(2,855 posts)uponit7771
(90,364 posts)Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)uponit7771
(90,364 posts)... before this story came out.
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)By openly doing it in the public eye and having a Republican Congress shamelessly look the other way.
Damn have the American people been brainwashed.
mtngirl47
(991 posts)thanks to fox entertainment and right-wing-nut radio.
sellitman
(11,607 posts)It's almost too good to be true.
Pinch me.
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)get China to stop Pelosi from handing out all those cookies?
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)He wasn't going to hurt his precious tariffs. They cause too much harm. He loves that. He had to find another more painful way to screw someone over. Sadly, I predicted this. God, does that mean I have begun to anticipate how his criminally insane mind works?
That sucks.
TheRealistRealist
(180 posts)Just a hunch, but I believe we will find out what happened to the missing immigrant kids within 2 weeks. When that comes out, the Gop will have no choice but to impeach. Just wishful thinking on my part.
Cousin Dupree
(1,866 posts)Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Can we remove him now?
mopinko
(70,225 posts)i mean, who did italian cheese ever hurt?
Enoki33
(1,587 posts)of betrayal are exposed because he knows Putin will ensure his power grab will continue. Putin has already publicly assured him he will intervene. It is a scary possibility.
SergeStorms
(19,204 posts)Then Putin can insert Trump's fat, stupid, empty head right up his ass.
bucolic_frolic
(43,295 posts)the modus operandi is known, it's all starting to fit together.
They could add new impeachment charges every day. How this will play out is anybody's guess.
Johnny2X2X
(19,114 posts)Trump is a traitor.
Miigwech
(3,741 posts)Figures!
superpatriotman
(6,252 posts)Spreading freedom and democracy
Caliman73
(11,744 posts)If democracy follows ... great! If it doesn't ... meh. Sounds pretty cynical but it is unfortunately, the reality of American foreign policy. We have overthrown many democratically elected governments in South and Central America since the late 1800's and in the Middle East, because the elected leaders expressed the desire to actually protect their nations from encroachment and exploitation by foreign governments.
Iran, Chile, Honduras, Brazil, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Argentina, and others have all felt the "benefit" of our spreading "democracy and freedom".
Danascot
(4,694 posts)he reaches a new bottom.
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)He's so dirty, he needs to be removed immediately.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)2_heal_my_country
(34 posts)and it was committed by Trump. This cannot end soon enough.
The empressof all
(29,098 posts)Call me paranoid but if this is coming from a White House leak how do we know it's just "fake news" to prove a point that the media can't be trusted.
I believe he discussed Biden with XI but how do they know he offered up keeping silent about Hong Kong.....
He needs to be gone tomorrow....Will Republicans speak out? Doubtful
EarlG
(21,967 posts)Hes throwing American values in the trash in exchange for foreign countries interfering in our elections on his behalf.
The Republican Party is fine with this.
Duppers
(28,127 posts)Thanks, Earl.
dchill
(38,539 posts)It's all evil, of course.
Farmer-Rick
(10,212 posts)The piggy little f*ck can't help himself from committing every possible crime a president can commit. And nothing is bad enough for the piggy little RepubliCONS to NOT protect that huge fat orange butt.
tanyev
(42,618 posts)ffr
(22,671 posts)Best argument ever for using a condom is YOU!