Max Boot: “Donald Trump Is Not Clear About What He’s Trying To Achieve. Sometimes He Talks About China’s Theft Of Technology, But Other Times He Talks About The Fact That China Has A Trade Surplus With The United States.” BOOT: “I’m concerned Donald Trump is on the verge of blowing up our relations with one of the most important trade partners where you have so many American companies, so many interlinked with China, you have Apple and so many other iconic American companies. Donald Trump is not clear about what he’s trying to achieve. Sometimes he talks about China’s theft of technology, but other times he talks about the fact that China has a trade surplus with the United States.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 10/8/18; VIDEO]
Max Boot: “If We Were Really Serious About Standing Up To China, We Would Do So With Our Partners And Allies. Yet The Very First Thing He Did Was Exit The Trans Pacific Partnership.” BOOT: “Donald Trump, I think he’s confused about his goals, and also confused about how he’s going to pursue them because if we were really serious about standing up to China, we would do so with our partners and allies. Yet the very first thing he did was exit the Trans Pacific Partnership. This trade area meant to bolster our allies against China. And he exited that. So that doesn’t make any sense.” [Morning Joe, MSNBC, 10/8/18; VIDEO]