It appears that the 2012 campaign is repeating itself, but this time it’s Joe Biden minimizing the threat from China instead of Barack Obama minimizing the threat from Russia.

“China is going to eat our lunch? Come on, man,’ the former vice president declared while campaigning in Iowa. “They’re not bad folks, folks. But guess what? They’re not competition for us.”

Biden is skeptical of the threat of competition from China. "China is going to eat our lunch? Come on, man." "They're not bad folks, folks. But guess what? They're not competition for us." #iacaucus — Stephen Gruber-Miller (@sgrubermiller) May 1, 2019

Watch:

Democrat Joe Biden downplays China's threat to the U.S. economy, says while stuttering, "They're not ther-ther-ther competition for us" pic.twitter.com/GegsLrZ4U7 — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) May 1, 2019

Enter Mitt Romney, who was not going to let this one go:

This will not age well. https://t.co/IJ8vkPJ5SV — Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) May 1, 2019

Now that’s a dunk:

It will be fun to watch the Dem frontrunner crash and burn over the next 6 months:

This is just not a smart thing to say. Or true. — David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) May 1, 2019

Eventually, the press will start Googling, right?

There are other articles about it around. Just Google "Hunter Biden China" — C.D. Moore (@FredasBoss) May 2, 2019

Over to you, Joe:

Inside the shady private equity firm run by Kerry and Biden’s kids: "In short, the Chinese government was literally funding a business that it co-owned along with the sons of two of America’s most powerful decision makers." https://t.co/1voG8SUlnZ — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) May 1, 2019

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Word is that Joe Biden’s staffers aren’t being too friendly toward reporters https://t.co/4HIE3ezye6 — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 2, 2019

Where or what is IJOWA? Joe Biden’s horrible logo has become even worse https://t.co/WaTQcTVRCH — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 1, 2019