President Trump expresses regret over trade war with China, then claims he was 'misinterpreted'

[demmiblue]

Source: USA Today

BIARRITZ, France — President Donald Trump signaled Sunday that he may be having regrets over his trade war with China, but the White House backtracked a few hours later and said he had been misunderstood.

At a breakfast meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Trump said “yeah” when a reporter asked if he was having second thoughts about how the trade conflict with China has escalated.

“I have second thoughts about everything,” he said.

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham later issued a statement seeking to clarify Trump's comments and suggesting the only thing he regrets is not placing higher tariffs on Chinese goods.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/25/president-donald-trump-trade-war-china-regrets-g-7-summit/2107246001/

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[yardwork]

1. Great leadership. Great.

[Farmer-Rick]

2. He merely stated he thought about it more than once.

Doesn't mean he's going to back off from a really bad idea.

[demmiblue]

3. Yeah, it's a bad headline. n/t

[iluvtennis]

20. Trump thinking twice about something is a LIE...he doesn't think period. nt

[Farmer-Rick]

21. Yeah, he probably thinks saying he thought about it twice

Made him sound smart.

[duforsure]

4. Coming from this country's most prolific liar in its history

He should not be trusted for anything he says as the truth. Has he hit 20,000l lies yet. He likes hurting people, and is Putin the one behind these tariffs?

[keithbvadu2]

5. Remember: Trade wars are "good and easy to win".

Remember: Trade wars are "good and easy to win".

[pecosbob]

6. ...

[iluvtennis]

22. LOL....miss watching Pee Herman. nt

[Botany]

7. Tell it to the midwest farmers

[The Liberal Lion]

12. Well they did vote for this catastrophe

Anyone who believes the oft-failed line of "this war will be short and easy to win" deserves whatever calamity that befalls them as a result of voting for that war.

[SergeStorms]

8. Wait.

There's a White House Press Secretary? Who knew? When did they slip her in there, and what are her duties (other than releasing bulletins about what Trump really meant to say)? Inquiring minds want to know.

[benld74]

9. Bovine excretement

[riversedge]

10. and now for me it is later and the story from @WH or Trump is changed once again.

[yaesu]

11. He must have covered his short positions and went long again. nt

[Kid Berwyn]

13. "I have second thoughts about everything."

“Marriage. Business. Loyalty. You name it. I’m always wrong.”

[dalton99a]

14. Fucking moron

[KY_EnviroGuy]

15. Demonstrates that others in the shadows are in charge of U.S. policy.

They screwed up and let him go off-script again.......

[sakabatou]

16. *facepalm*

[bucolic_frolic]

17. President Bone Spurs Chosen One has trouble communicating

WHO could think it?

[CountAllVotes]

18. Made a mistake

and kissed a snake.

How many doctors will it take

before

WE LEARN TO ...

Dump tRump !!

& recommend !!

[MissMillie]

19. In order to have a "second thought"

one first has to think.

[Marcuse]

23. Who is going to finance his deficit if China dumps US bonds?