President Donald Trump pushed back on “60 Minutes” host Norah O’Donnell during an interview that aired Sunday evening, chastising her for trying to get him to publicly broadcast secret military information.
O’Donnell pressed the president on a potential conflict that could arise with China if the United States were to take action in defense of Taiwan, and then pressed even harder when Trump kept his answers on the subject as vague as possible.
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“One potential flash point with China, probably the potential flash point with China in the coming years, is over the issue of Taiwan,” O’Donnell said. “The Chinese military is encroaching on Taiwan’s sea lanes, its airspace, its cyberspace. I know you have said that Xi Jinping wouldn’t dare move militarily on Taiwan while you’re in office. But what if he does? Would you order U.S. forces to defend Taiwan?”
“You’ll find out if it happens. And he understands the answer to that,” Trump replied.
“Why not say it —” O’Donnell asked.
Trump did not answer but instead noted that when he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the topic was never broached — largely, he claimed, because they already understood each other.
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“This never even came up yesterday, as a subject. He never brought it up. People were a little surprised at that. He never brought it up, because he understands it, and he understands it very well,” Trump explained. “Taiwan is a very interesting case. It’s 69 miles away from China. We’re 9,500 miles away. But that doesn’t matter. He understands — what will happen. He and I have spoken about it. But it was never even brought up during a two and a ha — or two-and-a-half-hour meeting we had yesterday.”
“Do you mind if I ask, when you say, ‘He understands,’ why not communicate that publicly to the rest of us? What does he understand that —” O’Donnell tried again.
“Well — I don’t want to give away — I can’t give away my secrets,” Trump shot back. “I don’t want to be one of these guys that tells you exactly what’s gonna happen if something happens. The other side knows, but — I’m not somebody that tells you everything because you’re asking me a question. But they understand what’s gonna happen. And — he has openly said, and his people have openly said at meetings, ‘We would never do anything while President Trump is president,’ because they know the consequences.”
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