Trump tries to cripple Chinese exports, instead China has a record surplus.

Karoline Leavitt is dishing some knowledge for the MAGA folks:

"Leavitt made the blatantly false claim while on Newsmax, “Another huge win for our farmers. Following his successful meeting with President Xi Jinping in South Korea, President Trump convinced President Xi to continue purchasing, or begin purchasing again, American soybeans, which is something China wasn’t doing under the last administration because they had no respect for President Biden or for the country at the time.”

Karoline Leavitt Roasted Over Blatantly False Claim on Trump’s Tariffs Impacting Farmers

Note the years 2018 and 2025, mmmm, wonder what happened in those 2 years? Also, note that the 2020-2024 Biden years appear to have involved some purchasing.

And MAGA still believes this bullshit? Amazing!

Jesus. I've alluded to this before, but I can't help but think about how in "1984,' Winston Smith sees a "spontaneous demonstration" thanking Big Brother for increasing the chocolate ration to twenty grams. Except, Winston remembers, Big Brother had actually reduced it from thirty to twenty.

Are we in an era where the government blithely lies about everything?