Yeah, Trump sure
"gave" it to them Chinese:
Just finished a very good conversation with President Xi of China. Discussed in great detail the CoronaVirus that is ravaging large parts of our Planet. China has been through much & has developed a strong understanding of the Virus. We are working closely together. Much respect!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 27, 2020
And he wasn't completely
done yet:
"China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus," Trump tweeted on January 24, "The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. In particular, on behalf of the American People, I want to thank President Xi!"
And there's still more:
"Well, you never know. I think they want to put the best face on it. So you know, I mean, if somebody -- if you were running it, you'd probably -- you wouldn't want to run out to the world and go crazy and start saying whatever it is because you don't want to create a panic," he said. "But, no, I think they've handled it professionally and I think they're extremely capable and I think President Xi is extremely capable and I hope that it's going to be resolved."
It's just when he realized he needs a scapegoat publicly to clobber for his own botched and incompetent pandemic response, his eye fell on China. So, suddenly his steamy love affair with the formerly much respected President Xi is on ice, diplomacy is for suckers, and thumbs are to be stuck in their eyes - nothing helps international cooperation to solve international problems along quite like that.
The Orange dunce still claims China is paying the tariffs for the Chinese imports, many billions, and he'll be back licking Xi's whatevers pretty soon.