I half think that eliciting this exact response was China’s real goal here.

CNN obtained a tape of Trump at a closed-door fundraiser. He said this about China’s president: “He’s now president for life. President for life. And he’s great. And look, he was able to do that. I think it’s great. Maybe we’ll give that a shot some day.” https://t.co/FzLjVtlhl1

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 4, 2018