Tag: speech
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Trump says big companies have ‘raped our country’ in economic speech
Former President Donald Trump said during an economic address Thursday that the United States has allowed “big companies” to “come in and raid and rape our country.” “‘Oh, he used the word rape.’ That’s right. I used the word rape,” Trump said at the Detroit Economic Club after his remarks were met with what sounded…
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‘No challenges can stop China’s progress,’ Xi Jinping says in 75th anniversary speech
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that no challenges can stop the country from moving forward and reiterated Beijing’s reunification aims with Taiwan. He was speaking at a reception commemorating the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, which was founded on Oct. 1, 1949. “The path ahead will definitely see challenges,” Xi said,…