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| Trump admits he pushed Ukraine for dirt on Biden and calls on China to investigate – live | |
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| Donald Trump has called for Ukraine and China to investigate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, even as Trump is the subject of an impeachment inquiry for... pushing Ukraine to investigate the Bidens. | |
| In an extraordinary press conference outside the White House – aired on cable news and attended by multiple journalists – Trump said China should investigate the Bidens, and suggested he may ask the country to do so. | |
| Trump also said the Ukraine government should start a “major investigation” into the Bidens, “if they were honest about it”. | |
| As a reminder: there is no evidence that Joe or Hunter Biden did anything wrong in Ukraine. Or in China. | |
| Trump was asked what he thought Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy – who Trump was recorded pressuring to investigate the Bidens – should do. | |
| “If they were honest about it, they would start a major investigation into the Bidens,” Trump said when asked what he wanted Ukrainepresident Volodymyr Zelensky to do. | |
| “I would say President Zelenskiy, if it was me, I would start an investigation into the Bidens.” | |
| Trump then discussed his trade war with China, before adding: | |
| “China should start an investigation into the Bidens because what happened in China is just about as bad as what happened in Ukraine.” | |
| Trump did not explain what he meant by “what happened in China”. Again: there is no evidence of any wrongdoing by the Bidens. | |
| Trump was then asked if he had requested President Xi of China to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden. | |
| “I haven’t but it’s certainly something we can start thinking about,” Trump said. | |
| Donald Trump’s remarks just now were extraordinary. | Donald Trump’s remarks just now were extraordinary. |
| Trump, currently under investigation for urging Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, again encouraged Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden. On live tv. | Trump, currently under investigation for urging Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, again encouraged Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden. On live tv. |
| Not only that, the president then urged China to investigate Biden. | Not only that, the president then urged China to investigate Biden. |
| Some context: | Some context: |
| Trump admits he asked Ukraine to dig up dirt on Biden, and asks China to do the same. Like Nixon telling America "I ordered the break in." pic.twitter.com/Zw3aZby4uc | Trump admits he asked Ukraine to dig up dirt on Biden, and asks China to do the same. Like Nixon telling America "I ordered the break in." pic.twitter.com/Zw3aZby4uc |
| Just to be clear, Trump is currently, this morning, calling on foreign leaders to investigate Biden in the midst of an impeachment proceeding about whether he has encouraged foreign leaders to investigate Biden | Just to be clear, Trump is currently, this morning, calling on foreign leaders to investigate Biden in the midst of an impeachment proceeding about whether he has encouraged foreign leaders to investigate Biden |
| This. Is. The. Thing. Republicans. Spent. Days. Denying. He Asked. https://t.co/KmLwINOp2N | This. Is. The. Thing. Republicans. Spent. Days. Denying. He Asked. https://t.co/KmLwINOp2N |
| Trump continues talking about Ukraine, making false statements about how the country got rid of its prosecutor. | Trump continues talking about Ukraine, making false statements about how the country got rid of its prosecutor. |
| Of the whistleblower complaint, Trump says: “It’s totally inaccurate because the conversation that I had was absolutely perfect.” | Of the whistleblower complaint, Trump says: “It’s totally inaccurate because the conversation that I had was absolutely perfect.” |
| Trump says he is meeting with China next week and will discuss trade. “I have a lot of options on China but if they don’t do what we want we have tremendous power,” Trump says. | Trump says he is meeting with China next week and will discuss trade. “I have a lot of options on China but if they don’t do what we want we have tremendous power,” Trump says. |
| Then he pivots to the Bidens, making unfounded and context-free claims about wrongdoing in China: | Then he pivots to the Bidens, making unfounded and context-free claims about wrongdoing in China: |
| “China should start an investigation into the Bidens because what happened in China is just about as bad as what happened in Ukraine.” | “China should start an investigation into the Bidens because what happened in China is just about as bad as what happened in Ukraine.” |
| Donald Trump, speaking outside the White House, said Ukraine should investigate his rival Joe Biden – exactly the thing Trump is under threat of impeachment for – and added that China should also start a probe. | Donald Trump, speaking outside the White House, said Ukraine should investigate his rival Joe Biden – exactly the thing Trump is under threat of impeachment for – and added that China should also start a probe. |
| “If they were honest about it, they would start a major investigation into the Bidens,” Trump said when asked what he wanted Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky to do. | “If they were honest about it, they would start a major investigation into the Bidens,” Trump said when asked what he wanted Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky to do. |
| “I would say President Zelenskiy, if it was me, I would start an investigation into the Bidens.” | “I would say President Zelenskiy, if it was me, I would start an investigation into the Bidens.” |
| Trump said China should also start an investigation into the Bidens, and suggested he might ask the country to do so. | Trump said China should also start an investigation into the Bidens, and suggested he might ask the country to do so. |
| Asked if he had requested President Xi of China to help investigate the Bidens, POTUS replied: “I haven’t but it’s certainly something we can start thinking about.” | |
| Asked what he wanted President Zelensky to do about the Bidens, “If they were honest about it, they would start a major investigation into the Bidens.” pic.twitter.com/CZ0ikrtEdp | Asked what he wanted President Zelensky to do about the Bidens, “If they were honest about it, they would start a major investigation into the Bidens.” pic.twitter.com/CZ0ikrtEdp |
| Q: What did you want president of Ukraine to do about Joe & Hunter Biden?Trump: If they were honest, they would start a “major investigation.” He adds that China should also start an investigation into Bidens but says he hasn’t asked the president of China to do that yet. | Q: What did you want president of Ukraine to do about Joe & Hunter Biden?Trump: If they were honest, they would start a “major investigation.” He adds that China should also start an investigation into Bidens but says he hasn’t asked the president of China to do that yet. |
| On Tuesday we learned about Donald Trump’s plans to construct a | On Tuesday we learned about Donald Trump’s plans to construct a |
| Moot | Moot |
| moat along the US-Mexico border and fill it with snakes and alligators. | moat along the US-Mexico border and fill it with snakes and alligators. |
| That was according to a report from the New York Times, which has now been confirmed by the Washington Post. | That was according to a report from the New York Times, which has now been confirmed by the Washington Post. |
| According to the Post, Trump also suggested arming US forces “with bayonets to block people from crossing into the United States across the Mexico border”. | According to the Post, Trump also suggested arming US forces “with bayonets to block people from crossing into the United States across the Mexico border”. |
| The Times had reported that Trump additionally proposed shooting would-be migrants in the legs, so as to prevent them crossing into the US, and wanted his as-yet unbuilt border wall to be electrified, with spikes on top. | The Times had reported that Trump additionally proposed shooting would-be migrants in the legs, so as to prevent them crossing into the US, and wanted his as-yet unbuilt border wall to be electrified, with spikes on top. |
| Trump has denied the reporting. | Trump has denied the reporting. |
| Some bad news for Kamala Harris this morning: the California senator is drooping in the polls in her home state. | Some bad news for Kamala Harris this morning: the California senator is drooping in the polls in her home state. |
| Harris is the choice of just 8% of Californians, according to a survey by the Public Policy Institute of California. That puts her in fourth place, way behind Elizabeth Warren (23%), Joe Biden (22%) and Bernie Sanders (21%). | Harris is the choice of just 8% of Californians, according to a survey by the Public Policy Institute of California. That puts her in fourth place, way behind Elizabeth Warren (23%), Joe Biden (22%) and Bernie Sanders (21%). |
| It’s not looking good for Harris nationally, either. Real Clear Politics’ polling average shows her on just 4.8%. | It’s not looking good for Harris nationally, either. Real Clear Politics’ polling average shows her on just 4.8%. |
| So what’s Donald Trump up to this morning? | So what’s Donald Trump up to this morning? |
| WELL, he’s been attacking Adam Schiff – a “lowlife” and a “lying disaster – and also having a go at 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg. Lovely. | WELL, he’s been attacking Adam Schiff – a “lowlife” and a “lying disaster – and also having a go at 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg. Lovely. |
| Schiff is a lowlife who should resign (at least!). https://t.co/nGp9aFP3rX | Schiff is a lowlife who should resign (at least!). https://t.co/nGp9aFP3rX |
| Schiff is a lying disaster for our Country. He should resign! https://t.co/ytwEy5NasJ | Schiff is a lying disaster for our Country. He should resign! https://t.co/ytwEy5NasJ |
| Keep up the great work Kellie! https://t.co/PcAnK009EW | Keep up the great work Kellie! https://t.co/PcAnK009EW |
| Trump is heading to Florida at 10am. He is expected to speak about his health-care agenda, such as it is, and could address the Ukraine scandal on his way to the airport. | Trump is heading to Florida at 10am. He is expected to speak about his health-care agenda, such as it is, and could address the Ukraine scandal on his way to the airport. |
| Storm clouds are continuing to gather around Donald Trump over the Ukraine scandal, but that hasn’t stopped his faithful confidante, Lindsay Graham, from reportedly urging foreign governments to work with William Barr in investigating the origins of the Mueller inquiry. | Storm clouds are continuing to gather around Donald Trump over the Ukraine scandal, but that hasn’t stopped his faithful confidante, Lindsay Graham, from reportedly urging foreign governments to work with William Barr in investigating the origins of the Mueller inquiry. |
| Graham is said to have written to the prime ministers of Australia, Italy and the UK to request their “continued cooperation with attorney general Barr as the Department of Justice continues to investigate the origins and extent of foreign influence in the 2016 election”. | Graham is said to have written to the prime ministers of Australia, Italy and the UK to request their “continued cooperation with attorney general Barr as the Department of Justice continues to investigate the origins and extent of foreign influence in the 2016 election”. |
| The investigation is an attempt to discredit Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. | The investigation is an attempt to discredit Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. |
| A GOP tactic as 2020 looms is to claim the entire investigation was flawed. | A GOP tactic as 2020 looms is to claim the entire investigation was flawed. |
| According to numerous reports, in the letter Graham wrote that US intelligence agencies used a “deeply flawed dossier filled with hearsay and written by a biased, former United Kingdom intelligence officer” as part of the Mueller inquiry. | According to numerous reports, in the letter Graham wrote that US intelligence agencies used a “deeply flawed dossier filled with hearsay and written by a biased, former United Kingdom intelligence officer” as part of the Mueller inquiry. |
| Elsewhere this morning: | Elsewhere this morning: |
| •Donald Trump has been tweeting since 6am. It’s the usual stuff: the US is being ripped off, Adam Schiff=bad, the Bidens are corrupt, etc etc. | •Donald Trump has been tweeting since 6am. It’s the usual stuff: the US is being ripped off, Adam Schiff=bad, the Bidens are corrupt, etc etc. |
| •Joe Biden is ramping up his investment in key Super Tuesday states, Politico reports – trying to develop a firewall if the former-vice president doesn’t do so well in Iowa and New Hampshire. | •Joe Biden is ramping up his investment in key Super Tuesday states, Politico reports – trying to develop a firewall if the former-vice president doesn’t do so well in Iowa and New Hampshire. |
| •A number of foreign companies are reconsidering plans to invest in the US because of Trump’s trade war with China, according to Axios. | •A number of foreign companies are reconsidering plans to invest in the US because of Trump’s trade war with China, according to Axios. |