A new strategy memo from the National Republican Senatorial Committee details a 57-page plan to shift the focus from Trump’s bungling of the coronavirus pandemic to attacking China, reports Politico.
The memo outlines three main points:
- China caused this pandemic by covering it up, lying, and hoarding the world’s supply of medical equipment.
- My opponent is soft on China, fails to stand up to the Chinese Communist Party, and can’t be trusted to take them on.
- I will stand up to China, bring our manufacturing jobs back home, and push for sanctions on China for its role in spreading this pandemic.
It’s a strategy Trump has already implemented. He insisted on calling it the “Chinese virus” for weeks.
He’s already released an ad on the internet attacking Joe Biden for being soft on China
Trump has also pushed being tough on China, imposing tariffs and setting off a trade war.
The Atlantic reports the White House is considering more punitive action against China as his poll numbers drop.
“An issue like this—nationalism—could come into play. They (voters) may not like everything he’s doing, but they like the way he’s standing up to China,” GOP pollster Neil Newhouse said to the Atlantic.
The tone from Trump is a switch from early January and February when the president praised China’s handling of the virus and assured the nation everything was under control.
The president has had a personal economic interest in China. According to the Daily Kos, Trump owes $211 million to the state-owned Bank of China. The debt is due sometime during what could be the middle of his second term as president.
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