The latest news on this front comes from The Hill BY BRETT SAMUELS

President Trump said Friday that his efforts to pressure China into a deal on trade has led Beijing to try to limit the violence during increasingly tense protests in Hong Kong.

“I think if it weren’t for the trade talks, Hong Kong would be in much bigger trouble,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House for Camp David.

“I think it would’ve been much more violent,” he added. “I really believe China wants to make a deal, and they know it puts us in a very bad position if there’s not a humane way of handling the problems.”

“And I’ve let them know, look, handle it in a humane fashion,” Trump continued. “And we’ll see. But I do believe that because of what I’m doing with trade, that’s very much keeping down the temperature in Hong Kong.”

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