Donald Trump identified many enemies of America in his speech Tuesday announcing his presidential run, but perhaps none was more loathed than China.
"People say you don't like China. No, I love them. But their leaders are much smarter than our leaders," Trump said. "And we can't sustain ourselves with that. It's like, take the New England Patriots and Tom Brady and have them play your high school football team."
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