To Johnson, Trump's outreach to Ukraine was defensible, given that Trump “had very legitimate concerns and reservations about Ukraine” including, first, “corruption, generalized.”“It’s endemic,” Johnson added. ADADWithin that Fox News world that helped birth Trump’s Ukraine theories, Johnson’s efforts were praised. “You're telling me the guy who's been tougher on China really thinks that's going to happen?” Jordan said at one point, implying that China wouldn't want to help Trump. “It's not going to happen.”The problem, of course, is that Trump’s administration is engaged in a trade war with China. Trump keeps talking about China and Ukraine in concert, allegations derived from a book that appears to have been the tipping point for Trump’s focus.

Source: Washington Post October 07, 2019 14:54 UTC