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Posted on 05/15/2026 3:49:26 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
President Donald Trump divulged how Chinese President Xi Jinping responded to his inquiry about releasing Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong businessman imprisoned after his outspoken criticism of the Chinese government.
Lai, 78, is serving a 20-year sentence after the communist regime found him guilty of sedition and conspiracy to commit collusion with foreign forces.
"I brought up Jimmy Lai. I would say the response to that was not positive. He said that he's been, you know, he said it's been sort of his worst nightmare," Trump told "Special Report" in an interview airing Friday.
Trump said he spoke with Xi "at length" about Lai’s declining health as the media mogul remains in a Hong Kong prison under reportedly harsh conditions.
"I said, well, I would appreciate it if you would release him. He's gotten old and he's probably not feeling too well, it would be nice," the president told Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier.
"I did not feel optimistic. I have to be honest with you about that one."
Jimmy’s daughter Claire Lai expressed high hopes of her father’s release on "The Will Cain Show" Thursday, praising Trump as the "liberator-in-chief."
"I'm more hopeful than I've ever been that he is the president and this is the administration that will free my father, and we are just so extremely grateful," she said before Trump spoke with Xi about Lai's release.
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Xi was a jerk.
“He said that he’s been, you know, he said it’s been sort of his worst nightmare,” Trump told “Special Report””
Xi’s worst nightmare? Think about the nightmare that Jimmy Lai has been going through.
Down the block from me is a large complex of apartment buildings with dozens of Chinese college students in the 237 units.
Should I take the same attitude toward them as Xi does to his opponents? Just askin’.
Or John Wick’s attitude toward Donnie Yen?
Democrats and Rinos who think Trump doesn't get this are stupid.
Trump grew up being taught how to deal with the NY mafia.
China is not that different.
Another reason we should not be doing business with the chicoms as long as that Maoist thug is still breathing.
Well put.
That should be a given. We'll see.
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