Donald Trump saying he wants "China to do great" raises eyebrows

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : I did great with China with everything," Trump said.
34% : Trump instead highlighted frustrations with Taiwan's semiconductor business, which he claimed took business away from the U.S.
30% : The same account later remarked on other comments Trump made in the interview, in which he said he expects China to interfere in the 2024 presidential election: "After heaping praise on Xi and China, Trump says he thinks they'll interfere with the presidential election.
29% : "The ads write themselves," lawyer Bradley P. Moss wrote, suggesting that Trump opponents can use the remarks against him in campaign ads.
25% : These remarks from Trump, the odds-on favorite for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, sparked a wave of reactions online, with numerous users highlighting the seeming hypocrisy in light of the former president's history or anti-China rhetoric, and his accusations that President Joe Biden is too compliant with the rival superpower.
25% : "Trump personally made millions from the Chinese government while 'President' and has since coincidentally hinted that he would not order a U.S. military intervention against China were it to attack Taiwan," the popular Democrat X user JoJoFromJerz wrote, referencing recent reports that Trump's businesses received millions in payments from various nations, including China, while he was president.

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