Reacting furiously to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell comment on the risks posed by US-China trade war, President Donald Trump asked whether his appointee to the US central bank was a greater "enemy" than China's leader Xi.
....My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, Jay Powell or Chairman Xi?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 23, 2019
Further, Trump, in a series of tweets, said the US lost trillions of dollars to China over the years and claimed that “ They have stolen our intellectual property at a rate of hundreds of billions of dollars.”
Our Country has lost, stupidly, Trillions of Dollars with China over many years. They have stolen our Intellectual Property at a rate of Hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year, & they want to continue. I won’t let that happen! We don’t need China and, frankly, would be far....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 23, 2019
He said the United States does not need China and can be better of without them.
....better off without them. The vast amounts of money made and stolen by China from the United States, year after year, for decades, will and must STOP. Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 23, 2019
Trump said he will soon respond to China's tariffs and pointed out that the economy of the US is much larger than that of China.
....your companies HOME and making your products in the USA. I will be responding to China’s Tariffs this afternoon. This is a GREAT opportunity for the United States. Also, I am ordering all carriers, including Fed Ex, Amazon, UPS and the Post Office, to SEARCH FOR & REFUSE,....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 23, 2019
