Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Michael BloombergThe Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Latest with the COVID-19 relief bill negotiations The Memo: 2020 is all about winning Florida The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Trump, Biden renew push for Latino support MORE on Monday said that he agreed with President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE's strategy of putting pressure on China and having open communications with North Korea.

“A lot of criticisms of Donald Trump are not his policies, it’s the way he’s doing it," Bloomberg said while speaking at a town hall event in Virginia.

“[China] will be next super power to rival America, and we have to stand up to that,” the billionaire said.

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Bloomberg said that Trump was right to crack down on China's lax intellectual property laws and that talking with North Korea and its leader, Kim Jong Un Kim Jong UnSouth Korea warns of underwater missile test launch by North Korea Trump says he didn't share classified information following Woodward book The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by National Industries for the Blind - Woodward book revelations rock Washington MORE, was better than the alternative, even if the talks have failed to lead to any concrete progress.

Bloomberg made the comments during a town hall that was broadcast by Fox News. On the eve of Super Tuesday — the first time that Bloomberg, who entered the Democratic primary race late, will be on the ballot — Bloomberg at the event predicted that the Democratic convention in July would be contested, meaning that no candidate will have a majority of pledged delegates.

“Then it goes to a convention, where there’s horse-trading and everybody decides to compromise on — doesn’t even have to be one of the two leading candidates, it could be somebody that had a smaller number of delegates,” Bloomberg said.

Polls leading up to Super Tuesday have the former mayor in either second or third place in most of the 14 states and one territory that cast ballots Tuesday. Bloomberg's strategy, which has included massive ad buys in Super Tuesday states, hinges on finding success in those contests.