The Trump administration's latest self-contradictory trolling

Trump reportedly might sanction Chinese officials for detaining Muslims. That's … ironic.

President Trump.
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As the world continues to devour the "we're all going to die"-inducing revelations of Bob Woodward's Fear, it's worth pausing to consider the slower-motion disaster of the Trump administration: Our nation is losing its moral authority.

According to a New York Times report, administration officials are weighing sanctions against "Chinese senior officials and companies to punish Beijing's detention of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Uighurs and other minority Muslims in large internment camps."

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Scott Galupo

Scott Galupo is a freelance writer living in Virginia. In addition to The Week, he blogs for U.S. News and reviews live music for The Washington Post. He was formerly a senior contributor to the American Conservative and staff writer for The Washington Times. He was also an aide to Rep. John Boehner. He lives with his wife and two children and writes about politics to support his guitar habit.