Trump Refuses to Reveal Whether He Would Defend Taiwan: ‘I’m the Only Person’ Who Knows That

President Donald Trump told reporters he refused to reveal to Chinese President Xi Jinping whether he would defend Taiwan from China.

While aboard Air Force One en route to the United States from China, a reporter asked Trump if he would defend Taiwan if it came to it.

“I don’t want to say. I’m not going to say that. There’s only one person that knows that. You know who it is? Me. I’m the only person,” Trump said. “That question was asked to me today by President Xi. I said I don’t talk about those things.”

When asked about Xi’s comments on the risk of conflict over Taiwan with the United States, Trump said, “No, I don’t think so.”

“I think we’ll be fine… He doesn’t want to see a war, and you have two things: you have the Iranian situation. On that, I think we agree almost entirely, other