Trump news – live: President taunts Xi over Hong Kong crisis as Republican faces calls to resign over rape and incest comment

Donald Trump has offered to meet with Chinese premier Xi Jinping over the anti-government protests in Hong Kong, which he says are an obstacle to the resolution of the trade war raging between the two superpowers, continuing to gloat that the US is “winning, big time”.“Of course China wants to make a deal. Let them work humanely with Hong Kong first!” the president tweeted, adding that he has “ZERO doubt” Xi can “quickly and humanely” solve the crisis.Iowa Republican Steve King has meanwhile unleased a storm of criticism after making a “bizarre and appalling” comment about rape and incest, with fellow GOP representative Liz Cheney and several leading Democratic 2020 presidential challengers calling for his resignation.Please allow a moment for our liveblog to load

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