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There are Manchurian candidates. They get money from China. Although Manchurian Candidate is a phrase often used in American politics. It has no connection with the food Manchurian. It is said that they are used as puppets by the enemy power.
Republican candidate for the US presidential election Donald Trump accused President and Democratic candidate Joe Biden of taking money from China and called him the Manchurian candidate during their first presidential debate. Trump said that America currently has the biggest deficit in history. During the heated debate, Trump said that we have the biggest deficit with China. He gets paid from China. He is the Manchurian candidate. He gets money from China. By the way, Manchurian Candidate is a phrase often used in American politics. It has no connection with the food Manchurian. It is said that he is used as a puppet by the enemy power.
The Manchurian Candidate appears to be a reference to Frank Sinatra's 1962 film of the same name. The film tells the story of Raymond Shaw, an American soldier who is captured and brainwashed by communist forces to become a sleeper agent and carry out a political assassination. Frank Sinatra plays Shaw's commanding officer, Major Bennett Marco, who begins to unravel the sinister plot through disturbing nightmares. The film was remade in 2004 with Denzel Washington playing Major Bennett Marco.
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