President Trump berated the Washington Post Thursday morning for the angle a reporter took in reporting about the growing U.S.-China trade dispute.
“The Fake News Washington Post, Amazon’s ‘chief lobbyist,’ has another (of many) phony headlines, ‘Trump Defiant As China Adds Trade Penalties.’ WRONG! Should read, ‘Trump Defiant as U.S. Adds Trade Penalties, Will End Barriers And Massive I.P. Theft.’ Typically Bad Reporting,” Trump tweeted.
The Fake News Washington Post, Amazon’s “chief lobbyist,” has another (of many) phony headlines, “Trump Defiant As China Adds Trade Penalties.” WRONG! Should read, “Trump Defiant as U.S. Adds Trade Penalties, Will End Barriers And Massive I.P. Theft.” Typically bad reporting!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 5, 2018
On Wednesday, the U.S. Trade Representative announced plans to impose tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods.
China responded later Wednesday, saying it would implement a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion worth of U.S. products.
