The Trump campaign has slammed Politico’s “erroneous report” that China wants former President Trump to return to the White House in November, and is even supporting those efforts.
“In Politico’s Nightly Newsletter, Kathryn Kim made the stupid claim that China wants President Trump back in the White House,” Trump campaign communications director Stephen Chan said in a statement Wednesday evening. “I am doing so,” he said.
“Took a tough stance against China’s economic aggression throughout his first term, forcing China to adhere to pro-American trade and tariff regulations and condemning exports of the coronavirus that has killed millions of people around the world.” It’s the same President Trump.
“For news organizations and their reporters to spread lies and feature commentary from a ‘China expert’ named Rory Daniels — a Democratic Party donor, by the way — is laughable at best.”
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The campaign responded to an article published in Politico Nightly titled “China’s 2024 Election Strategy,” which said, “Geopolitical rivals may ultimately help Trump return to the White House.” There is.”
“Throughout his term in office, President Trump has spoken harshly toward China, escalated the trade war between the two countries, and reportedly launched a CIA campaign on social media to sow distrust in the Chinese government. Ironically, China is reportedly currently conducting a similar operation that could help re-elect President Trump,” the report said.
“Hidden Chinese” social media accounts In recent days, he has been impersonating Trump supporters, sharing pro-MAGA memes and mocking President Joe Biden. “Chinese accounts are helping to amplify President Trump’s agenda and energize the MAGA sphere, even if the goal is simply to deepen America’s political divisions,” a recent New York Times article says. He continued, quoting the report.
The Politico article was written by Rory Daniels, managing director of the Asia Society Policy Institute and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, who worked in the White House when Joe Biden was vice president. Relying on comments by Jacob Stokes. “Trump’s second term in office could create strategic opportunities for China’s expansion plans,” the article said, adding, “Trump will likely be seen as a negotiator with little regard for national security concerns.” Trump’s willingness to do so could also be a boon for China.”
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“China is very adept at assuming a role of global power and leadership in its own way, even when the United States withdraws. Instead, we’re likely to have a president who pulls back from the international system,” Daniels said. The remarks were quoted in an article published Wednesday night.
Chan responded that Politico is “played by evil Chinese forces” who seek to manipulate news organizations and journalists, adding, “They believe that Trump Derangement Syndrome is a very real disease that distorts all reason. Because I know that.”
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“In fact, China is growing stronger under a weakened President Biden, putting our allies at greater risk as China builds up its economic and military power. Deadly Chinese-made fentanyl is flowing into American society. “They are the fastest growing group across the southern border,” Chan said in a statement Wednesday.
Mr. Chan’s response continued: “Let’s not forget that Politico’s official media partner in Asia is the South China Morning Post, which is widely considered to be the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party.”
A Politico spokesperson called the Trump campaign’s reaction to the article “bizarre” in comments to Fox News Digital on Thursday.
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A spokesperson said: “This was a bizarre statement full of errors. Politico has no existing affiliation or affiliation with SCMP.”
A Politico editor’s note published in 2018 noted that the outlet was expanding its coverage of U.S.-China relations, including “a content partnership with the South China Morning Post announced today.” detailed.
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“Politico’s reporting was full of errors and political bias, as they clearly suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome. Instead of moonlighting as a mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party, they decided to do actual reporting work. We should consider it,” Chan told Fox Digital on Thursday.
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The New York Times published an article in its morning edition similar to Politico’s Tuesday, opening with the statement that “America’s greatest adversaries clearly want Donald Trump to win the 2024 presidential election.” Stated. The article claims that “secret Chinese accounts” online are posing as Trump supporters in the United States and “spreading conspiracy theories, stoking division in the country and attacking President Biden ahead of the November election.” “Researchers and government officials” were quoted as saying.
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New York Times article claims it “seems obvious” why Russian President Vladimir Putin would prefer President Trump return to the White House, and President Biden will lead a broad “coalition” to counter Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and said it was supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia.
“President Trump has indicated that he intends to end this assistance. Intelligence experts believe that a central part of President Putin’s war strategy is to wait for Ukraine’s Western allies to tire of the war,” the report said. ing.
The report says there are “less obvious” reasons why China prefers Trump in the White House.
“After all, Trump took the most bellicose stance toward China since Richard Nixon rebuilt relations with China. The Associated Press and the Washington Post report that China The report continued.
The report said Trump’s “America first” and “isolationist” stance would be a boon for Russia and China, adding that Trump prefers to avoid “international conflicts” and does not support treaties or alliances. He claims to be skeptical.
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Fox News Digital did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Times about the Trump campaign’s response to the Politico report.
Zhang concluded his statement Tuesday by saying Politico should stop promoting “pro-China talking points.”
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“Instead of trumpeting pro-China talking points, Politico should turn its back on its puppet masters and report the real news. A Biden presidency means a weakening of the United States and a strengthening of China. There’s only one person who can stop it: Donald J. Trump,” Zhang concluded.
