Schumer hits Trump for offering aid to Chinese company: 'How about helping American companies?'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY BRETT SAMUELS - 05/13/18 04:42 PM EDT

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday criticized President Trump for directing the Commerce Department to assist a Chinese telecommunications company.

Link to tweet

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The Commerce Department last month banned American companies from selling components to ZTE because the Chinese firm violated U.S. sanctions by selling equipment to Iran.

Trump’s willingness to aid ZTE comes after the two nations have spent parts of recent months trading tariff threats.

The president has attacked China for its trade practices since he hit the campaign trail in 2015. In recent months, his administration has announced $50 billion in tariffs against Chinese imports to the U.S., and has threatened to impose another $100 billion.




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[Ferrets are Cool]

1. That response was way too SOFT.

Start throwing hardballs.

[pazzyanne]

2. Oh, I don't know.

Straight forward and to the point. Just need to advertise this more aggressively.

[SayItLoud]

3. Chucky, he did help American companies, remember Carrier?

Oh, forgot, the millions in taxpayer subsidies ran out after a year and Carrier cut those workers anyway. And, they built a factory in Mexico and tRUMP grifters still make their shit in China....If we don't get people registered and VOTE we will deserve what we have and get.

[NewJeffCT]

9. Voter registration saw a huge increase between 2012 and 2016

from around 150 million to around 200 million. The problem was turnout barely ticked up. So, GOTV once registered is even more important.

[Cryptoad]

4. Nuttin New here for Trumpsters,,,,

last farm aid bill,,,, the GOP paid farmers in Brazil not to grow cotton,,,,,,,,

[Nitram]

5. Trump is selling our country down the river.

We gotta get him outa here before there's nothing left.

[Initech]

6. MACA!!!!

Make America China Again!

[keithbvadu2]

7. "Too many jobs in China lost," Trump tweeted... Such concern!

[keithbvadu2]

8. Pentagon Bans Sale of Chinese Phones on U.S. Military Bases (ZTE)

Pentagon Bans Sale of Chinese Phones on U.S. Military Bases (ZTE)

The Pentagon is moving to stop the sale of Chinese-made phones from Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. in and near U.S. military base stores for “potential security threats” they say the devices could pose.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142050357

Yet Donald is worried about them losing jobs.

[Dopers_Greed]

10. Dems need to be hitting him with all they have on this

I'm really worried about the midterms