Donald Trump said he hopes 'nobody gets killed' as riot police clashed with pro-democracy protesters in the Hong Kong airport, but he didn't stake out a firm position on the weeks-long demonstrations
that it would delay duties on cellphones, laptops, video game consoles, toys, and certain footwear and clothing made in China, marking a deescalation in the long-running trade war.
The protests in Hong Kong are in response to the government's proposed legislation that would allow individuals to be extradited from the semi-autonomous island to mainland China. Many Hong Kong residents see it as an overreach of power and have since demonstrated in favor of a democratic system. Protests at the Hong Kong airport, one of the busiest in the world, grew so large that Chinese officials canceled all incoming and outgoing flights on Monday and dozens more on Tuesday.
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