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Amid his mounting political challenges at home, President Trump escalated tensions on the international stage in a rambling tirade on September 26, alleging that China is interfering in the upcoming U.S. election. Beijing’s goal, he charged, is to defeat Republicans and punish his Administration. “They do not want me, or us, to win, because I am the first President ever to challenge China on trade,” he told the fourteen other Security Council delegations, many led by heads of state. Hours later, during a meandering, hour-long press conference, the President said, “One thing they are trying to do is convince people to go against Donald Trump.” He said that the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, who was one of his earliest visitors after moving into the White House, “may not be a friend of mine anymore.”

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