Trump's Xi greeting photo shows only aide Natalie Harp in frame
A White House photo of Trump welcoming Xi Jinping features just one other person, aide Natalie Harp, reviving scrutiny of her role in his inner circle.
What to know
- Trump's posted photo of his greeting with Xi shows only aide Natalie Harp in the frame, reviving attention on her influence in his inner circle.
- The summit covered Iran, Ukraine and North Korea, with Xi pushing for renewed US-Iran diplomacy; the White House had not issued its own detailed readout.
- Xi's visit was marked by physical friction between his traveling press corps and White House staff, amid separate, unrelated press-access disputes involving US outlets.
- Online reaction, visible in a reddit thread, was largely mocking and critical of Trump rather than focused on policy substance.
Trump's conduct on the tour reflects poor judgment or diminished mental faculties.
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“I'm sure he was super impressed that the President of the United States has the mentality of a toddler”
CyrusBuelton · reddit ↗
The episode is embarrassing on the world stage for the US.
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“I feel ashamed to be a world citizen having to share a planet with such an embarrassment.”
Zieprus_ · reddit ↗
A claim that Trump has served 68 consecutive months as president is factually wrong since his terms are non-consecutive.
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“So when you say he's been president for 68 months, that infers his serving consecutive terms, which he has not. Literally nobody thinks this. Even you.”
Negative-Squirrel81 · reddit ↗
“Currently: squashed against a wall by Chinese press.”
Mary Margaret Olohan, White House correspondent, The Daily Wire · X, cited by Newsweek ↗ · Sep 23
Donald Trump US President
Xi Jinping Chinese PresidentNatalie Harp Trump aideConnor Stringer Chief Washington correspondent, The TelegraphMary Margaret Olohan White House correspondent, The Daily Wire
How it unfolded 3 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlespostscomments
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Reddit thread mocks Trump over the photo and tour
Commenters on a reddit thread sharing the Newsweek story ridiculed Trump's conduct during the tour and disputed a claim about his time in office, reflecting a broadly negative reaction to the coverage.
“I feel ashamed to be a world citizen having to share a planet with such an embarrassment.”
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So when you say he's been president for 68 months, that infers his serving consecutive terms, which he has not. Literally nobody thinks this. Even you.
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Trump is too dumb to be a foreign agent. Adversaries (Putin for instance) must be amazed they get all this for free.
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I'm sure he was super impressed that the President of the United States has the mentality of a toddler
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Trump posts photo of himself greeting Xi with only Harp visible
Trump shared a photo of the greeting in which aide Natalie Harp is the only other person in frame, prompting coverage of her outsized presence and influence within Trump's circle.
“Trump, and then Trump, and this is the autopen.”
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first by Jerusalem Post, 4d ago
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Chinese press corps clashes with White House staff — Members of the traveling Chinese media contingent pushed for position near the White House, prompting confrontations with Secret Service and staff; separately, several US reporters were briefly denied entry despite a court order restoring their credentials before being let in.
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Xi and Trump discuss Iran, Ukraine and North Korea — Chinese state media reported the leaders discussed Iran, Russia's war in Ukraine and Korean Peninsula tensions, with Xi urging renewed US-Iran diplomacy and both sides agreeing to pursue a 'constructive, strategic and stable' relationship; the White House had not released its own readout by evening.
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Xi Jinping holds White House summit with Trump
Xi's state visit featured ceremonial pageantry and high-level talks; Trump showed Xi a colonnade display of presidential portraits including a depiction mocking Biden's use of an autopen, joking about it as Xi's entourage laughed.
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first by Newsweek, 5d ago · also Independent UK
1 more headline
- Trump posts photo of his greeting Xi - and Natalie Harp is the only other person in the frame The Independent · 5d ago
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