Former President Donald Trump called President Joe Biden a "Manchurian candidate" for China.

In his first interview since he was indicted in a third case, Trump lambasted Biden for his perceived failures as president. The former president told Eric Bolling of Newsmax that Biden is so compromised by China that he is a "Manchurian candidate," referring to someone who has been turned into a sleeper agent for a foreign country.

UP FOR DEBATE: TRUMP, DESANTIS, AND 2024 GOP HOPEFULS' STANCE ON THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT

"I think it’s the weakest our country has ever been, and I do think we have a Manchurian candidate," Trump said. "This is a president who's a Manchurian candidate. This is a president that's fully compromised, he’s so afraid of China, and the reason he's afraid is because, I believe, they pay them a tremendous amount of money, and he doesn’t want people to find out about it."

"$2 million that went into his accounts, in the various accounts of the family," he added. "It’s a tremendous amount of money. ... I believe that China has paid him a fortune.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER

Trump then went on to lament the state of Sino-American relations, saying, "China’s eating our lunch." He said China is taking over Cuba and much of South America and that it wouldn't have happened if he were president.

The former president then urged Republicans in Congress to go forward with impeaching Biden based on the evidence of corruption gathered by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and his team.