President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would do everything in his power to save Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who has been imprisoned since December 2020 under the authoritarian “national security law” China imposed to thwart the pro-democracy movement.
“I’m going to do everything I can to save him,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News Radio. “You know, he’s a respected guy, he is a good guy.”
“I mean, you could also understand President Xi would not be exactly thrilled by doing it,” Trump mused, in response to Fox host Brian Kilmeade observing that Xi could set Lai free “just by [lifting] one finger.”
Kilmeade reminded Trump that…
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