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Trump claims ‘China will do anything they can’ to stop him from winning reelection

By Emma Colton
Published April 30, 2020 4:13pm ET
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Trump claims ‘China will do anything they can’ to stop him from winning reelection
President Trump waves after speaking during the 2019 White House Business Session in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. Trump raised the prospect that he could sign a new trade deal with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, as both sides expressed optimism that substantial progress is being made toward ending the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. | (Kevin Dietsch/Bloomberg)

President Trump railed against China, saying the country “will do anything” to keep him from winning November’s general election.

Trump claimed during a Wednesday interview with Reuters that he’s considering ways to hold China accountable for the coronavirus pandemic, which originated in the country, insisting, “There are many things I can do.” He added that China would like to see presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden win due to the country’s trade war with the Trump administration.

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