This morning Trump jumped on Twitter and congratulated the president of China and its people on the 70th anniversary of China’s communist dictatorship:
Congratulations to President Xi and the Chinese people on the 70th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2019
I honestly missed this tweet from Trump this morning, otherwise I would have posted it first thing. It’s absolutely disgusting that he would congratulate the Chinese government like this, which brutally murders its own people and its children.
And it didn’t go over well with Trump’s normal defenders either…and, well, everyone else:
This is gross. Celebrating a brutal dictatorship on its survival. https://t.co/AlXd2gZiow
— Brit Hume (@brithume) October 1, 2019
Sadly, today marks 70 years of China's barbarism, starvation of people, and the slaughter of religious believers. This is nothing to celebrate. https://t.co/kNA1WVwPhH
— Raymond Arroyo (@RaymondArroyo) October 1, 2019
After kissing North Korea's ass for three years and getting absolutely nothing but humiliation in return, Trump will now try the same strategy with communist China. Great plan! https://t.co/OZKZEbMXpV
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) October 1, 2019
Too bad all of their dead countrymen they've killed before and after they were born weren't here to commemorate it with you. https://t.co/AaJbLadOgl
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) October 1, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: "On the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, we should pause to recognize the many millions of lives lost under Chinese communist rule." https://t.co/3PtlKte4yw
— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) October 1, 2019
— Melissa Mackenzie 🌐 (@MelissaTweets) October 1, 2019
Delete this https://t.co/7LWaO1GFyS
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) October 1, 2019
Trump is getting a lot of grief for this message – and yes, the PRC is an evil that no one except its brutal masters has any reason to celebrate – but it's consistent with his practice of being courteous to tyrannical leaders while following tough policies against their regimes. https://t.co/pAksF6VMkW
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) October 1, 2019
Consistent? Yes. Insane? Also yes.
The list could go on and on and on but you get the point.