154: Chapter 154 Face-to-Face Speech! Entering the Bayonet Fight!

Hearing this, Charles seemed to hear the sounds of heaven, his face filled with joy.

The position of Defense Secretary was finally saved!

Trump stood up, braced his hands on the edge of the desk, and leaned forward.

"Charles, and Smith, you two were personally promoted by me during my tenure!"

"Both of you are my confidants, the people I trust the most!"

"It can be said that the three of us share honor and disgrace together!"

"Just now, when I made the painful decision to have you, Charles, resign to take the blame, to be honest, my heart was also very heavy!"

Trump paused and continued.

"But,"

"There is no other way!"

"With so many negative impacts piling up, if no one stands up,"

"The monstrous rage of the Eagle Country citizens will, because there is no outlet, quickly backfire on me, and even the entire Trump administration!"

"At that time, everything will be over!"

"Charles, I hope you understand my hidden difficulties."

Charles stood at attention on the spot.

"Sir, I understand!"

"Sacrificing me alone to preserve the Trump administration is a foolproof strategy of sacrificing the pawn to save the chariot!"

Trump nodded, staring at Charles, and said word by word.

"Now, I am prepared to place my final bet on you,"

"Charles!"

"You must, you must, you must not let me down!"

Charles's gaze was firm as he replied solemnly.

"Sir, this time, I will absolutely not let you down again!"

Trump turned his head to look at Smith.

"Smith, your Intelligence Agency must fully support Charles and ensure that this biochemical war is completely won!"

"I want this shameless China that dares to challenge the great Eagle Country!"

"To have its country destroyed and its race extinguished!"

Smith replied immediately.

"Don't worry!"

"The Intelligence Agency will definitely do its utmost to assist Charles."

"However, the most critical matter right now is something else."

"The negative impact brought by the two countries' air show this time is too great a shock to you,"

"If there is no way to provide an outlet for the citizens, I worry…"

Trump waved his hand.

"No matter!"

"I have my own ways!"

"You go and get busy!"

"Smith, and that damned Professor Ai Chongfeng, the special agent assassination operation must be accelerated!"

"Every day he lives, I feel nauseated and want to vomit!"

"Yes!"

That afternoon.

Trump gave a speech to the citizens of Eagle Country at the Black Palace.

In this 48-minute speech, Trump spoke about the achievements made during his tenure and launched an unprecedented bombardment against China.

"During my tenure!"

"We have built the greatest economy in history!"

"Record-breaking welfare for all, and the economy has not experienced inflation!"

"There have never been foreign wars, and because of this, I have won the Nobel Peace Prize!"

"The strictest anti-refugee measures to stop illegal invasions from foreign countries!"

"…"

"Under the leadership of the Trump administration,"

"Eagle Country is becoming stronger with each passing day!"

After boasting about his achievements, Trump changed his tone and aimed his artillery at China.

"However, at the time when Eagle Country was at its strongest, what were the shameless Chinese doing?"

"They were dumping cheap goods into Eagle Country, and under the super-high trade surplus, they were making excess profits!"

"They were sending spy scholars to study at our top universities in Eagle Country to steal advanced technology!"

"…"

"Yes!"

"China is the most shameless thief!"

"Stealing everything that makes Eagle Country lead the world!"

"Not only that!"

"The despicable and shameless Chinese are also very good at plotting and enduring!"

"Using the wealth and technology stolen from Eagle Country, they secretly hid away to develop military technology!"

"These shameless Chinese!"

"Standing on the shoulders of the giant Eagle Country, they have achieved some technological breakthroughs in some military fields that surpass Eagle Country!"

"However, they don't think about reciprocating to their benefactor!"

"Instead, they want to bite us hard, attempting to pull us, Eagle Country, down from our great position!"

"Can we agree to this?"

Trump shouted with his arms raised.

"The great Eagle Country will never agree!"

"Starting from today,"

"Our Trump administration will list China as Eagle Country's greatest strategic competitor!"

"Cancel all of China's most-favored-nation status!"

"Officially launch an all-out arms race against China!"

"On the basis of significantly increasing tariffs, completely decouple all strategic resources from China!"

"Refuse all green card applications from China, and refuse entry visas for Chinese officials to Eagle Country!"

"…"

After listing a dozen competitive measures, Trump summarized.

"Citizens of Eagle Country!"

"No one understands China better than I do!"

"Under my leadership, we will certainly be able to,"

"Make Eagle Country powerful forever!"

"Make Eagle Country powerful forever!"

"Make Eagle Country powerful forever!"

Trump's speech was full of populist spirit and was instantly welcomed by the vast majority of Eagle Country citizens.

Setting up a great enemy to divert complex domestic conflicts had a significant effect.

The next day, polls showed that Trump's approval rating had rapidly climbed from 38% to 56%, and it was still rising.

In response to this, China publicly responded.

"Temporary strength lies in power, but the victory or defeat of a thousand years lies in reason!"

"The logic of Eagle Country that a strong country must be a hegemon and a great power must fight,"

"Is not the law of the Blue Star society!"

"And it is certainly not the iron law of historical development!"

"The very fact that China insists on equality, mutual benefit, and harmonious development has already told all countries on Blue Star!"

"A bilateral relationship of mutual respect, fairness, justice, and win-win cooperation!"

"Is the only correct path for all countries on Blue Star to work together towards a bright future!"

"However!"

"In recent years!"

"Due to the mischief of Eagle Country's own hegemonic thinking!"

"The development process of China seeking happiness for its people and rejuvenation for its nation has been misjudged as China's challenge to Eagle Country's hegemony!"

"Attempting to contain China's rise as a powerful nation, they are frantically suppressing and blockading!"

"Wantonly interfering in our sovereignty and militarily threatening our security!"

"Leading to a spiral decline in bilateral relations!"

"All responsibility lies with the Eagle Country side!"

"In the process of provoking and suppressing China, all the backlash suffered by Eagle Country is self-inflicted by the Eagle Country side!"

The Chinese spokesperson's words were sonorous and powerful.

"The more facts are debated, the clearer they become; the more truth is debated, the brighter it becomes!"

"Here, I warn the Eagle Country side, and I also advise the Eagle Country side!"

"Eagle Country's large-scale economic hegemonism and military terrorism against China!"

"Unprovokedly stirring up disputes!"

"Will inevitably backfire on itself!"