23-08-2019 20:39 via theguardian.com

'I hereby order': Trump mocked for highly formal, meaningless decree

Trump’s demand that US companies boycott China, which he doesn’t have the power to enforce, inspired responses on TwitterLeaning further into a burgeoning economic war with China of his own design, Donald Trump on Friday levied a series of bizarre demands of American companies who do business in the country.They included an order for American firms to cease production in China. Continue reading...
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