"China is the biggest and best abuser. Mexico is a smaller version of China," Trump told his cheering supporters in this steel city of Pittsburgh, which is said to be a key swing state for November general elections as he hit out at several countries including Japan, Germany, Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Trump said he believes in free trade, but it needs to be fair. "I believe in free trade. But for free trade, you need to have smart people on our side. I want to make good deals. I do not want care what you call it," he said.
"If they do not behave, we will put tax on them. They (Chinese) tax us. But we do nothing about it. This is one-way street. ...We got ripped off," he said. "If in November if you pull the right trigger, we are going to have so much fun together," he said, urging people to come out in large number and vote in November presidential elections.
"China, when I deal with them, it is going to be a great deal. They (Chinese) have no respect for Obama. They have even less respect for crooked Hillary," Trump said.
Trump slammed Obama in his speech. Observing that he never thought Obama would be a great president but believed that he would unite the country. "He (Obama) is a great divider. The country has never been so divided ever," he alleged, adding he would unite the country. "President Obama is incompetent," he claimed.
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