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WATCH: Trump compares imprisonment of Jimmy Lai to James Comey, but says he'll bring it up to Xi
The U.S. president said he'll bring up the Lai's plight in China this week, though he compared the pro-democracy activist to one of his most detested foes.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, WATCH: Trump compares imprisonment of Jimmy Lai to James Comey, but says he’ll bring it up to Xi, The U.S. president said he’ll bring up the Lai’s plight in China this week, though he compared the pro-democracy activist to one of his most detested foes.
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- WATCH: Trump compares imprisonment of Jimmy Lai to James Comey, but says he'll bring it up to XiPBS News - 2026-05-11T19:44:51+00:00
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