President Donald Trump says he intends to bill China for a 'substantial' amount for damages caused by the coronavirus. Trump made the threat to China
President Donald Trump says he intends to bill China for a ‘substantial’ amount for damages caused by the coronavirus. Trump made the threat to China after being asked whether he was considering seeking money from Beijing for its response to the pandemic.
The idea of seeking reparations from China came after a German newspaper published a mocked-up bill of a $160billion invoice for the impact shutdowns have had on the economy following the spread from Wuhan to Europe. The president claimed he had a ‘much easier’ idea and claimed he was planning on obtaining much more than what the Germans were suggesting.
China’s role in trying to cover up the extent of the virus when it first came to light has been used to blame the Communist country for the spread of the disease around the world and preventing other countries from being prepared.
President Trump has been one of the most vocal world leaders in attacking the authoritarian regime and has sort to shift culpability from his own administration’s response to Beijing.
“We have ways of doing things a lot easier than that. Germany’s looking at things, and we’re looking at things, and we’re talking about a lot more money than Germany’s talking about. We haven’t determined the final amount yet for the damages. It’s very substantial,” Trump said.
