President Trump expresses regret over trade war with China, then claims he was 'misinterpreted'
Source: USA Today
BIARRITZ, France President Donald Trump signaled Sunday that he may be having regrets over his trade war with China, but the White House backtracked a few hours later and said he had been misunderstood.
At a breakfast meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Trump said yeah when a reporter asked if he was having second thoughts about how the trade conflict with China has escalated.
I have second thoughts about everything, he said.
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham later issued a statement seeking to clarify Trump's comments and suggesting the only thing he regrets is not placing higher tariffs on Chinese goods.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/25/president-donald-trump-trade-war-china-regrets-g-7-summit/2107246001/
Link to tweet
yardwork
(61,533 posts)Farmer-Rick
(10,134 posts)Doesn't mean he's going to back off from a really bad idea.
demmiblue
(36,816 posts)iluvtennis
(19,825 posts)Farmer-Rick
(10,134 posts)Made him sound smart.
duforsure
(11,884 posts)He should not be trusted for anything he says as the truth. Has he hit 20,000l lies yet. He likes hurting people, and is Putin the one behind these tariffs?
keithbvadu2
(36,640 posts)Remember: Trade wars are "good and easy to win".
pecosbob
(7,533 posts)iluvtennis
(19,825 posts)Botany
(70,442 posts)The Liberal Lion
(1,414 posts)Anyone who believes the oft-failed line of "this war will be short and easy to win" deserves whatever calamity that befalls them as a result of voting for that war.
SergeStorms
(19,148 posts)There's a White House Press Secretary? Who knew? When did they slip her in there, and what are her duties (other than releasing bulletins about what Trump really meant to say)? Inquiring minds want to know.
benld74
(9,901 posts)riversedge
(70,047 posts)yaesu
(8,020 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,789 posts)Marriage. Business. Loyalty. You name it. Im always wrong.
dalton99a
(81,386 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,488 posts)They screwed up and let him go off-script again.......
sakabatou
(42,134 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,027 posts)WHO could think it?
CountAllVotes
(20,864 posts)and kissed a snake.
How many doctors will it take
before
WE LEARN TO ...
Dump tRump !!
& recommend !!
MissMillie
(38,526 posts)one first has to think.