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Trump denies ambassador Perdue's claim he offered to sell arms to ChinaTrump denies making the offer to Xi
5 Yesterday 2:59 PM · 14h ago · 17 articles · 6 posts · 2 comments · 6 sources · development 5 of 6
Asked directly by reporters whether Perdue's account was accurate, Trump said he had never heard of it and that China would 'probably like to buy' US equipment but that no such discussion took place; he later suggested Perdue was likely referring to Taiwan.
“I never heard of that. They would probably like to buy it because we make better equipment, but we didn't discuss that.”
Donald Trump
Donald Trump US President
David Perdue US Ambassador to China
Xi Jinping Chinese President
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What was reported 2 claims about this development
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first by Anadolu Agency, 13h ago · also Times of India, Washington Examiner, Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, Japan Times, Straits Times
5 more headlines
- Trump denies offering US weapons to China, contradicts ambassador’s account Times of India · 13h ago
- Trump denies US ambassador claim he offered weapons to China Washington Examiner · 13h ago
- President Trump disputes his ambassador’s account that he asked China’s president if he wanted to buy US arms Chicago Tribune · 12h ago
- Trump disputes his ambassador's account that he asked China's president if he wanted to buy US arms Philadelphia Inquirer · 10h ago
- Trump denies offering to sell arms to China’s Xi Japan Times · 8h ago
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first by The Hill, 13h ago
What people said 5 voices · best of 6 · verbatim
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Reporter: Ambassador Perdue said that you suggested to President Xi that the US would sell US military equipment to China. Is that accurate? Trump: No, they probably like to buy it because we do make better equipment than them. So maybe it's a good idea.
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US President Donald Trump offered to sell arms to Beijing in response to concerns over weapons sales to Taiwan, the US ambassador to China said in a Fox News interview that aired on Sunday. In May, Trump suggested an upcoming arms package to Taipei could be used as a negotiating chip with China, raising fears Taiwan's security could be traded…
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Dump is just trying to make money. He doesn't care if he makes security moves that will negate our military secrets. He is killing us all slowly through his greed.
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Q: Ambassador to China Perdue said that you suggested to Xi that the U.S. would sell U.S. military equipment to China. Is that accurate? Trump: I never heard of that. They would probably like to buy it because we make better equipment, but we didn’t discuss that.
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Bro, you don't understand. Donald saw the opportunity to line his pockets - that's like telling him not to breathe
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