Posted on 09/26/2018 8:04:42 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
President Trump accused China on Wednesday of attempting to meddle in the November midterm elections and claimed it does not want Republicans to win because of his actions on trade.
"Regrettably, we found that China has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election," Trump said during a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York. "They do not want me or us to win because I am the first president ever to challenge China on trade."
The president remarks amplify his administration's concern China has joined Russia and other nations in attempting to interfere in U.S. elections.
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told reporters earlier this month that "we have seen signs" of meddling from "not just Russia, but from China, of capabilities, potentially from Iran and even North Korea."
The president has faced criticism that his administration has not done enough to stop foreign interference in U.S. election; he has repeatedly refused to definitively state that Moscow meddled in the 2016 presidential contest.
Trump recently signed an executive order that allows the U.S. to impose additional sanctions on foreign actors the administration deems are responsible for election interference.
Trump's decision to link Chinese election meddling to his trade crackdown comes as he has sought to persuade the world that his "America First" policies are working, despite deep skepticism from other world leaders at the U.N.
Audience members laughed after Trump boasted of his administration's accomplishments during his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.
Trump this month directed his administration to impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, in addition to $50 billion already subject to tariffs.
Beijing responded by slapping retaliatory tariffs on billions of dollars in American goods, putting the two nations on the brink of a full-blown trade war.
That will
Turn liberals on their heads !
DEMOCRAT COLLUSION!!!!! DEMOCRAT COLLUSION!!!!!
NO - only Russia can meddle! ONLY RUSSIA!
Has DiFi explained her role in employing chinese spy’s? There ought to be a law!
Good. Good. Stay on this point Trump. We should probably start talking Muslim Brotherhood too.
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