Trump Calls Hong Kong Protests ‘Riots,’ Adopting China Rhetoric
- President undercuts activists’ hopes for American support
- Suggests he’ll stay out of issue ‘between Hong Kong and China’
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President Donald Trump labeled recent protests in Hong Kong as “riots,” adopting the language used by Chinese authorities and suggesting the U.S. would stay out of an issue that was “between Hong Kong and China.”
“Something is probably happening with Hong Kong, because when you look at, you know, what’s going on, they’ve had riots for a long period of time,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday before departing for a campaign rally in Cincinnati.