‘We Had China Exactly Where We Wanted Them,’ Trump Says, in Criticizing Biden’s Policy

Then-President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Valley International Airport after visiting the U.S.–Mexico border wall, in Harlingen, Texas, on Jan. 12, 2021. Carlos Barria/Reuters

Former President Donald Trump on Feb. 17 expressed dismay at the Biden administration’s stance toward China, pointing to the Biden family’s business ties with the regime in Beijing.

When asked about President Joe Biden’s comments on Feb. 16 that appeared to repeat Chinese Communist Party (CCP) talking points used to justify the government’s repression of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, Trump noted the controversy surrounding Biden’s son, Hunter, and his dealings with China.