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Asked about China's record on journalists, Trump said he did not know and that the US is repressive also. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Transcript: Oval Office press availability, September 18, 2026 · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:103fd95f4c46e7f4b136603cec820103c0172a5ecdef2d51ede9a5e2d663209b

KEMP: China is one of the most repressive countries for journalists in the world. What signal is it sending that you're [INAUDIBLE].
TRUMP: Well, I don't know about that. I think — I think we're repressive also. We get fake news. We don't — we don't repress. But they write fake news.