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President Donald Trump has suggested China will somehow cover the costs of the next coronavirus relief package in the United States.

Amid a stalemate in talks, he has said he would go higher in terms of spending on a stimulus billand that China would foot the bill.

"I would [go higher] because this was not caused by our workers and our people, this was caused by China and China will pay us back in one form or another," he said, in an interview with Fox Business.

"We're gonna take it from China. I tell you now, it's coming out of China. They're the ones that caused this problem."
Asked how this would work, in terms of getting money from the nation, he said: "There's a lot of ways and I'll figure everyone of them out. I already have them figured out."

The president also said he had not spoken to China's President Xi Jinping in "a while" adding: "I don't want to speak to him."

Trump has long criticized China over the handling of the pandemic in the initial stages, suggesting the nation could have worked better to contain the coronavirus and stop its worldwide spread. The president previously suggested the U.S. could seek some form of damages from the nation.

His comments come amid an ongoing stalemate over a further stimulus package, as talks continue in a bid to reach a bipartisan agreement.

A point of contention thus far has been costs, with Democrats asking for more money than Republicans have been willing to sanction.

However, Trump suggested it was not the overall cost which made him opposed to the updated $2.2 trillion HEROES Act, but instead specific demands in it he attributed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).

"We like stimulus, we want stimulus, and we think we should have stimulus, because it was China's fault," Trump said on more spending.

But on the Democrats' and Pelosi's proposals, he said: "She's asking for all sorts of goodies, she wants to bail out badly run Democrat states and cities, she wants money for things that you would never, you just couldn't, your pride couldn't let it happen."

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Pelosi are due to discuss stimulus further Thursday.
Both have expressed a desire for a deal and hope that one can be reached. However, Mnuchin has suggested it could be difficult to sign something off pre-election.

While Democrats have asked for more money to be spent, Pelosi has said the topline figure of a package is not the main issue for theminstead stating it was about the funding that it will go to.

"We want it safer, we want it bigger, we want it betterand it will be retroactive," she said of a potential deal.

Trump has previously criticized her for not agreeing on a deal, suggesting she "couldn't care less" about the American people.

Newsweek has contacted the White House, Pelosi and also reached out to the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C., for comment.

Trump's comments come with the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. having surpassed 7.9 million, according to Johns Hopkins University figures.

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Lol and Mexico is gonna pay for the wall

"There's a lot of ways and I'll figure everyone of them out. I already have them figured out."

wow, that was quick.

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wow. this grift again?

are republicans DUMB ENOUGH to fall for it AGAIN??

Alpha218 posted...

Asked how this would work, in terms of getting money from the nation, he said: "There's a lot of ways and I'll figure everyone of them out. I already have them figured out."

ugggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhh
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UnfairRepresent posted...

ugggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhh

People tell him he has the best ways. They say to him, "Mr. Trump, your ways are the best." The best, very best, folks.

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How the hell are we gonna get China to pay us for something when we owe them like trillions of dollars already?

The fuck is this fool talking about

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Tomorrow's story. China is gonna give a stimulus and the US will pay for it

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Alpha218 posted...

"We like stimulus, we want stimulus, and we think we should have stimulus, because it was China's fault,"

wat

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"I've said 2895783 things, And of those THINGS, 2895783 have Been lies. However, the 2895784th thing I Say will be TRUE! Not Sad! In fact, Happy!"

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However, Mnuchin has suggested it could be difficult to sign something off pre-election.

These dudes sure love shooting themselves in the foot don't they
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There's a lot of ways and I'll figure everyone of them out. I already have them figured out.

wut

Poop2 posted...

wow. this grift again?

are republicans DUMB ENOUGH to fall for it AGAIN??

The answer is obviously yes.

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China pays for everything in the US. Isn't that where most of the "national debt" is owed?

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Silver Bearings posted...

China pays for everything in the US. Isn't that where most of the "national debt" is owed?

No. The majority is owned domestically. China may have the lion's share of foreign-owned debt, however.

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Alpha218 posted...

"We like stimulus, we want stimulus, and we think we should have stimulus, because it was China's fault," Trump said on more spending.

Jesus fuck, what?

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The question is, how many of his supporters believe this?

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Strider102 posted...

how many of his supporters believe this?

50 to 100%.
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Solar_Crimson posted...

Jesus fuck, what?

Wait what the fuck that's a real quote? I couldn't read the whole article so I assumed people were being satirical.

Fuck our president is an idiot.

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Strider102 posted...

The question is, how many of his supporters believe this?

Yes

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This is his way of saying that, like the wall, you're not getting the stimulus check.

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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

Wait what the fuck that's a real quote? I couldn't read the whole article so I assumed people were being satirical.

Fuck our president is an idiot.

I usually quote the article verbatim, so people don't have an excuse to not read it. Especially on paywalled sites like this one

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Ya, just like it was mexico who was going to pay for the wall right?

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Trump: "I don't take responsibility at all."

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3PiesAndAFork posted...

This is his way of saying that, like the wall, you're not getting the stimulus check.

yeah

basically no Stimulus is now China's fault
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What problem? I thought it was all an overblown hoax?

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If anyone falls for this again, they deserve whatever suffering they cause themselves in doing so.

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ThePieReborn posted...

People tell him he has the best ways. They say to him, "Mr. Trump, your ways are the best." The best, very best, folks.

You forgot "Yuuugeee"