Trump said the US 'could cut off the whole relationship' with China as tensions escalate during the pandemic
President Donald Trump said the US could take the extraordinary step of ending the relationship with one of the"There are many things we could do. We could cut off the whole relationship," Trump said in
. "Now if you did, what would happen? You'd save $500 billion if you cut off the whole relationship."from China in 2018. He also said he was upset with the country for failing to contain the virus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Such a step would likely inflict drastic damage onto the US economy, which still relies on significant trade with China. In recent weeks, Trump has railed against China for its management of the outbreak and ratcheted up his criticism. He claimed on Wednesday that Beijing could have put a stop to the pandemic,Sen.
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