'Celebrating a country that shoots protesters': Trump scorched for congratulating China on adoption of communism
President Donald Trump has repeatedly embarrassed the United States, upended decades of foreign policy, and wholly embraced the core aspects of our enemies. He just did it again.
In a Tuesday morning tweet Trump congratulated China’s President Xi Jinping “and the Chinese people on the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China!”
Congratulations to President Xi and the Chinese people on the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China!— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1569927266
The People’s Republic of China is governed by the Communist Party of China. Trump just congratulated its president for 70 years of communism.
Trump is also wrong. Today is the 70th anniversary of the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China – the result of the Chinese Communist Revolution, which was led by the Communist Party of China.
The President of the United States is literally praising an authoritarian dictator who tortures and murders his own citizens and squelches freedom, and the grotesque political system that allows it.
Here’s how some responded to Trump’s disgusting tweet.
Have other presidents congratulated the birth of the Communist Party regime in China? https://t.co/MxCMsTRCLY— Ben White (@Ben White) 1569927739
Disgusting. Stomach-turning. The Communist dictatorship in China is one of the most illiberal regimes of our time:… https://t.co/StZi73mWdX— Jay Nordlinger (@Jay Nordlinger) 1569932233
@realDonaldTrump cool message of solidarity with the people of Hong Kong, bro— Jeff Tiedrich (@Jeff Tiedrich) 1569927646
This is truly outrageous. POTUS congratulates the president of China on the communist revolution that killed at lea… https://t.co/SaWykG2CcN— Anders Åslund (@Anders Åslund) 1569929450
Just as they shot and killed protestor in Hong Kong.... https://t.co/skmC68TOdS— Greg Mitchell (@Greg Mitchell) 1569930407
Communists took control of China's government 70 years ago today, & President Trump offers his congratulations: https://t.co/DKnPaYT7tU— WTVC NewsChannel 9 (@WTVC NewsChannel 9) 1569928916
@realDonaldTrump https://t.co/TI0kobcIWn— 𝙹𝚊𝚢𝚗𝚒𝚎’𝚜 𝙶𝚘𝚝 𝚊 𝙱𝚞𝚗 (@𝙹𝚊𝚢𝚗𝚒𝚎’𝚜 𝙶𝚘𝚝 𝚊 𝙱𝚞𝚗) 1569929344
This is the "president" of a democratic country congratulating a country on turning into a communist autocracy. wow. https://t.co/DcBRsU7VVu— Milt Shook (@Milt Shook) 1569932173
@realDonaldTrump When you congratulate the CCP, please also say something to the slaves who have been ruled by the CCP for 70 years!— 心是莲花 (@心是莲花) 1569928129
Hong Kong police use live fire against protesters for the first time, with one man shot in the chest at close range… https://t.co/zky1gysVm3— Olivia Alabaster (@Olivia Alabaster) 1569927695
@realDonaldTrump A real American would stand up for Hong Kong and not congratulate murderers on 70 years of killing and oppression.— Customer Disservice (@Customer Disservice) 1569927683
