Donald Trump (aka "America's Chen Guangbiao," aka "The Man Who Makes Other Republicans Seem Tame") gave a speech/rambling 46-minute-rant announcing his bid for the American presidency yesterday, and China came up more than a few times.
Before we begin, it's important to note that Trump doesn't seem to think of China as a place filled with people - instead, it's a personification (well, country-ification) of all America's fears. And something about the Patriots.
He mentions "China" 23 times in the speech (we counted) and here are four of the craziest.
4. "I beat China all the time. All the time."
This was actually the speech's opener (after a weird line about air conditioning and ISIS).
"Our country is in serious trouble," Trump laments, "We don’t have victories anymore. We used to have victories, but we don’t have them. When was the last time anybody saw us beating, let’s say, China in a trade deal? They kill us. I beat China all the time. All the time."
3. "I like China. [...] I love China. [...] I love China."
Soon after saying how badly he beats China "all the time," Trump makes a brief aside to say that, deep down, he really likes the Middle Kingdom. Because there are rich people there. And that's about it.
"I like China," he said. "I just sold an apartment for USD15 million to somebody from China. Am I supposed to dislike them? I own a big chunk of the Bank of America building at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, that I got from China in a war. Veeeery valuable. I love China. The biggest bank in the world is from China. You know where their United States headquarters is located? In this building, in Trump Tower. I love China."
2. "You have a problem with ISIS. You have a bigger problem with China."
China has a military, and has been messing around in the South China Sea. Therefore, worse than ISIS.
1. "It’s like, take the New England Patriots and Tom Brady and have them play your high school football team. That’s the difference between China’s leaders and our leaders."
This quote comes from nowhere, but it's amazing. Does that make Xi Jinping Tom Brady? Is the Chinese Communist Party the Patriots? Maybe Trump really does love China.
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