The Latest: Trump doesn’t want HK protests to be violent

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s comments on the Hong Kong protests (all times local):
5:30 p.m.
President Donald Trump says he doesn’t want to see monthslong protests in Hong Kong met with violence by China.
Trump said Thursday before boarding Air Force One for New Hampshire that he “I wouldn’t want to see a violent crackdown.”
He says he believes Chinese President Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) should take the extraordinary step of sitt