President Donald Trump today said that America helped rebuild China but Beijing took tremendous advantage of the United States. 'COVID-19 is a gift from China. Not good', they should have stopped it at the source'. 'China has taken tremendous advantage of the United States, we helped rebuild China, we gave them 500 billion dollars a year'. 'How stupid are the people who represented our country with China and many other countries. But that's all changing'

New Delhi: Lashing out at China, President Donald Trump said that the United States helped rebuild the country but it took advantage. Addressing the media at the White House, President Trump said that the US gave 500 billion dollars a year to China.

“How stupid are the people who represented our country with China and many other countries. But that's all changing,” he added.

Calling COVID-19 a “very bad gift” from China, Trump said that the US is working with the world and will work with China too but “what happened should have never happened.”

'COVID-19 Is A Gift From China. Not Good'

“COVID-19 is a gift from China. Not good, they should have stopped it at the source. A very bad gift. How come, Wuhan, where it started, was in very bad trouble, but it did not go to any other parts of China,” he said.

Last month, the US President announced a slew of retaliatory measures against China in a press conference saying, “China’s pattern of misconduct is well known. For decades, they have ripped off the United States as no one has ever done before. Hundreds of billions of dollars a year were lost dealing with China, especially over the years during the prior administration.”

China’s Pattern of Misconduct Is Well Known

Lashing out at Beijing the US President accused China of raiding the American factories saying “it offshored our jobs, gutted our industries, stole our intellectual property, and violated their commitments under the World Trade Organization. To make matters worse, they are considered a developing nation getting all sorts of benefits that others, including the United States, are not entitled to.”

Accusing China of getting away with a “theft” Trump said that they were able to get away because of past politicians and past presidents.

The world needs answers from China on the coronavirus, said Trump and declared that the US would be terminating its relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO).