Trump writes to China’s Xi, tweets about Nordstrom
09 February 2017 |
4:04 am
President Donald Trump opted for a letter rather than a phone call as his first line of communication with Chinese President Xi Jinping while also taking time to criticize Nordstrom over its decision to drop his daughter Ivanka's clothing line.
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