Although Pres. Trump has recently expressed some displeasure with China, it's a far cry from his past statements on the nation and its leader, Xi Jinping, whom Trump praised for transparency and management of the coronavirus outbreak. Here's a timeline.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized the World Health Organization over the past week for being"China-centric" and failing to"objectively assess the situation on the ground and to call out China's lack of transparency" as the coronavirus death toll increases globally.
Trump's heightened rhetoric comes as he and his administration are facing scrutiny over their own handling of the pandemic, with early missteps that included downplaying the threat the virus posed and delays and shortages in coronavirus testing.
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