President Donald Trump woke up Monday morning, grabbed his cell phone, and immediately started tweeting out alternative facts about a trade deal with China that hasn’t yet been finalized:
My meeting in Argentina with President Xi of China was an extraordinary one. Relations with China have taken a BIG leap forward! Very good things will happen. We are dealing from great strength, but China likewise has much to gain if and when a deal is completed. Level the field!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2018
Farmers will be a a very BIG and FAST beneficiary of our deal with China. They intend to start purchasing agricultural product immediately. We make the finest and cleanest product in the World, and that is what China wants. Farmers, I LOVE YOU!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 3, 2018
Chinese state media, however, seemed to disagree with Trump’s rosy spin of a deal that they haven’t yet seen or signed. CNBC notes:
“While both the U.S. and China called this weekend’s meeting on trade very successful, many Chinese-language state media left out references to a 90-day condition for both sides to agree on issues such as technology transfer.
“Another apparent discrepancy come from Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s, who remarked that the two countries will work toward eliminating tariffs. A White House Press Secretary statement posted online, for its part, did not include that point.”
Hmm…sounds like once again Trump has jumped the gun in a desperate attempt to change the topic from the bad news that broke last week regarding the Russia investigation being conducted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to a charge of lying to Congress and admitted he had discussed arranging the construction of a high-rise tower in Moscow just months before the 2016 election took place. Trump has repeatedly denied he had any business interests or connections to Russia.
Twitter was quick to slam Trump for his bogus claims and his pandering:
Farmers all over the country are being slammed by your tariffs. I some cases, American taxpayers are having to support them because of it. Clueless fake president.
— ????York ???? (@PPJudkins) December 3, 2018
If you loved them as you say, you wouldn’t have started a trade war, that you said was easy to win, in the first place. You were a failure as a business person. You are a complete and utter failure as president.
— BestBeMike (@BeBestMike2) December 3, 2018
#DonaldTrump is trying to fix a crisis HE created. Now he wants everyone to thank and praise him. Jobs have already been lost because of his lies and incompetence. ?
— Jules Morgan (@glamelegance) December 3, 2018
Funny, that’s not the way China is describing it.
— Don Duncan (@don_duncan17) December 3, 2018
We’re dealing from such strength that you did not receive a SINGLE concession from China on trade.
Not one. What a farce! #ArtOfTheDeal
— Snake Oil Demagogue ? (@SnakeOilPrez) December 3, 2018
Later today, perhaps Trump will announce that he’s finally managed to end World War I and will soon be bringing our troops back from “over there.”
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