Trump says he might veto legislation that aims to protect human rights in Hong Kong

Trump says he might veto legislation that aims to protect human rights in Hong Kong because bill could affect China trade talks
The legislation easily passed Congress with a veto-proof majority.

By
David J. Lynch
November 22, 2019 at 5:44 p.m. AST
President Trump suggested Friday that he might veto legislation designed to support pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong — despite its near-unanimous support in the House and Senate — to pave the way for a trade deal with China.
Speaking on the “Fox & Friends” morning program, the president said that he was balancing competing priorities in the U.S.-China relationship.
“We have to stand with Hong Kong, but I’m also standing with President Xi [Jinping],” Trump said. “He’s a friend of mine. He’s an incredible guy...But I’d like to see them work it out. Okay. We have to see and work it out. But I stand with Hong Kong. I stand with freedom. I stand with all of the things that we want to do, but we also are in the process of making the largest trade deal in history. And if we could do that, that would be great."
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As far as trade agreements go, political types should not be involved in free trade, those are concerns of private individuals.

Thugs like Trump (or any other douchy American President) and the "leaders" / political crime bosses of China have no more right to intervene in private trade than any other human being. Fuck them both, they are simply modern day rival Plantation masters using mafia tactics of threatening force if their organizations don't get a cut of and control every transaction.