After a fire burned at a China Consulate in Houston following an eviction order, Trump said in a briefing that it’s „always possible“ that he might close more.
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During his coronavirus press briefing on Wednesday, July 22, President Donald Trump was asked if he was looking into closing any additional Chinese consulates or embassies in the United States. This was following news that a Chinese consulate in Houston is being closed as of Friday. A fire was seen in the consulate’s courtyard on Tuesday night after the eviction notice was issued.
When asked about the fire at the China Consulate and whether Trump would be closing any more embassies, he said it was possible.
“As far as closing additional embassies, it’s always possible,” Trump said. “You see what’s going on. We thought there was a fire in the one that we did close and everybody said, ‘There’s a fire, there’s a fire.’ And I guess they were burning documents or burning papers and I wonder what that’s all about.”
You can see his response right around 20:00 in the video below.
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