DAY 305: China would've released jailed basktball players even without Trump

Donald Trump has been bitching and moaning about not getting a "thank you" from one of the parents of the American basketball players who were jailed in China for shoplifting. But according to The New York Times, China would've released the basketball players even if Trump would've done anything. Why? Because foreigners who commit small crimes in China are deported rather than jailed:

experts say the players for the U.C.L.A. team, who were accused of stealing sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store in Hangzhou, China, probably would have been released even if Mr. Trump had not raised the case with President Xi Jinping during a visit this month to Beijing.

Shoplifting is considered a relatively minor crime in China, and foreigners convicted of minor crimes are often deported rather than given prison sentences.

DAY 167: Trump LOSES and tries to justify (again) his failed policy with China

Donald Trump tweeted the following message this morning trying to justify his failed policy with China, which basically was an attempt to make China deal with North Korea instead of Trump having a real policy to contain North Korea:

Trade between China and North Korea grew almost 40% in the first quarter. So much for China working with us - but we had to give it a try!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 5, 2017

DAY 152: Trump bragged about Ford not building cars in Mexico, but those jobs will go to China

Back in January, before he took office, Donald Trump tweeted an article from Fox News about Ford not bulding some of their cars in Mexico and, instead, building them in a plan already working in Michigan:

"@DanScavino: Ford to scrap Mexico plant, invest in Michigan due to Trump policies"https://t.co/137nUo03Gl

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2017

A few minutes later, Trump bragged American being a magnet for "innovation and job creation":

DAY 130: Trump blames China for North Korea even though he should be doing something about it

Apparently Donald Trump just found a scapegoat for his own inept policy with North Korea: China.

You see, after North Korea launched yet another missile into the ocean Trump tweeted this post shifting the blame on China:

North Korea has shown great disrespect for their neighbor, China, by shooting off yet another ballistic missile...but China is trying hard!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 29, 2017

Oh really?

Kushners' firm will not appear at Chinese events after scandal, but will keep on courting investors

According to The New York Times, the real estate firm owned by the family of Jared Kushner will not appear at events in China after the scandal that erupted when Jared Kushner's sister, Nicle Meyer, tried to use her White House connections in order to court Chinese investors to invest millions in one of the firm's projects in exchange for green cards.

BUT... the firm WILL continue to search for investors. In other words, they will lay low for now because of the scandal, but they will keep on trying to get investors regardless.

From the NYT article:

Trump tries to change the subject away from Comey 3 times... and fails

Donald Trump tried three times today to change the subject and distract people away from the James Comey firing scandal.

First, he tried to change the subject to his tax returns, saying in an interview with The Economist that he might release them AFTER he leaves office.

In the same intereview, Trump claims he invented the term "Prime the Pump", which ins in reality an economics term used since the 19th century. Which is unexplainable if we consider Trump has a degree in economics. Is that fake too?

Those two items made some noise, but not enough to distrect from Comey.

DAY 101: EPILOGUE: The day after, and we're back to square one

Nobody has ever complained about the the 100-day benchmark for a presidency before. The first one to complain about it, even though he made a whole bunch of promises for his first 100 days was Donald Trump. And he only complained about it after it was clear he would not have any achievements to brag about by day 100.

He wasn't the only one, though. In an interview with The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, NBC anchor Katy Tur said on April 27, 2017, two days before day 100, that the 100 day benchmark is an "artificial construct."

I disagree. The first 100 days in office do paint a picture not only of what the new administration will be like, but how the new administration learns from its mistakes and how the administration is willing to fix those mistakes.

Ivanka Trump got 4 trademaks approved in China the day his father met with Xi Jinping

Fox News asked Donald Trump today about the fact that the media is pointing out that he changed his position on China, from calling them a currency manipulator in the 2016 campaign to saying China isn't a currency manipulator after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump responded the media made up the accusation and he hasn't changed his position. And that the reason why he's not calling China a currency manipulator is because China is working with the US with North Korea.

But there was one thing in Trump's statement that was very suspicious; Trump said literally that he didn't know if China was going to help or not. Here's the video:

DAY 87: Trump lies about protests, China and Electoral College

Today Donald Trump, via Twitter, insisted on lying about the Electoral College and about the protests against him. Additionally, he confirmed he lied about China and he doesn't care if China is "raping" America. Let's see the tweets one at a time, starting with his tweet against the protests on the day before demanding that Trump releases his tax returns:

Someone should look into who paid for the small organized rallies yesterday. The election is over!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 16, 2017

That's a lie. Nobody paid the protesters. And if the election is over, then why is Trump campaigning for the 2020 election already?

Let's see the next tweet, also on the subject of tax returns:

Donald Trump lies about China, and The New York Times debunks him

Since China's president Xi Jinping is visting Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, The New York Times debunked some of the biggest lies Trump has said about China. Here are some highlights:

On the supposed $500 billion trade deficit with China
False. There is a trade deficit but it amounts to $347 billion. In exchange, Americans get cheap products.

Ivanka Trump still manufactures her clothing line in China

Donald Trump's "America first" claim is proven to be bullshit once again, as his Ivanka Trump keeps on manufacturing her clothing line in China. According to CNBC:

Despite President Donald Trump's calls for American companies to manufacture their products in the U.S., shipments of his daughter's branded, Chinese-made dresses have continued to land on U.S. shores since he took office, documents reviewed by NBC News show.

And what did Donald Trump say about China?

HYPOCRISY: Trump and his daughter manufactured their products in China and Mexico

In a very pathetic attempt at attacking the thousands of people protesting against his Muslim Ban, Donald Trump tweeted the following:

Where was all the outrage from Democrats and the opposition party (the media) when our jobs were fleeing our country?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 30, 2017

Which not only it is a lie, but a big hypocrisy. Let me show you: