China, in his words · 2016 campaign · № 37
Tweeted that China 'steals' a U.S. Navy drone in international waters
“China steals United States Navy research drone in international waters - rips it out of water and takes it to China in unprecedented act.”
- Said
- , Post on Twitter (@realDonaldTrump)
- Subject
- seized Navy drone
- Threat
- Military threat
- Topic
- Veterans & military
- Era
- 2016 campaign
What the record showed
The quoted tweet replaced a first version, since deleted, in which he misspelled 'unprecedented,' CNBC reported. In a follow-up tweet he wrote, 'We should tell China that we don't want the drone they stole back.- let them keep it!' A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson rejected the word 'steal' as inaccurate. China returned the drone on December 20, 2016; the Pentagon called the seizure unlawful and said it would continue to investigate.