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Donald Trump Accuses China Of Raping America

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has compared the People’s Republic of China to a rapist and has vowed to turn the situation around. Referring to China’s high number of exports relative to the U.S., Trump said: “We can’t continue to allow China to rape our country, and that’s what they’re doing” CNN reports: Trump has repeatedly accused China of manipulating its currency to make its exports more competitive on the global market and has claimed that China is “killing” the U.S. on trade. But Sunday marks the first time this campaign that Trump has used the term “rape” to refer to what he views as China’s dominance in trade with the U.S. “We’re going to turn it around. And we have the cards, don’t forget it. We’re like the piggy bank that’s being robbed. We have the cards. We have a lot of power with China,” Trump said Sunday before referring to China’s relationship with the U.S. as rape. Trump added that he is not “angry at China,” but with U.S. leaders whom he accused of being “grossly incompetent.” Trump previously claimed in 2011 that “China is raping this country” as he toured a defense manufacturer in New Hampshire. Trump’s [...]