Psaki Says Trump Was Silent on Human Rights Abuses in China

CLAIM: President Joe Biden, unlike President Donald Trump, has spoken out against human rights abuses in China.

VERDICT: FALSE. The Trump administration accused China of genocide; meanwhile, Biden has been soft on China.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki claimed Wednesday that President Biden had spoken out against human rights abuses in China — whereas, she said, President Trump did not.

In response to a question about whether the Biden administration was overlooking China’s genocide of Uighur Muslims as it sought cooperation with the communist government on climate change, Psaki...