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Trump hosts state dinner for Xi Jinping, capping three-day Washington visit

Tech CEOs, billionaires and formal toasts marked the finale of Xi's US visit, alongside talks on Taiwan, trade and AI.

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What to know

  • The dinner capped a three-day state visit by Xi Jinping to Washington that included talks on Taiwan, trade and artificial intelligence.
  • Tech industry leaders including OpenAI's Sam Altman, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and LVMH's Bernard Arnault attended alongside billionaires and Washington powerbrokers.
  • Trump used the event to promote his under-construction White House ballroom, inviting guests to tour the South Lawn site after dinner.
  • The diplomatic pageantry unfolded even as an ongoing First Amendment dispute over White House press access continued and Trump had called Democratic candidates "communists" ahead of midterms.

“If I could go off script just for a second, I just want to say I had to do it”

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Trump hosts state dinner for Xi Jinping, capping three-day Washington visit
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    Trump calls the dinner the "hottest ticket in town"

    Coverage highlighted Trump's own characterization of the state dinner's exclusivity and draw, framing the glitzy event as a diplomatic showcase.

    “Everyone wants to be there. It's the hottest ticket in town.”
    — Donald Trump
    • motherjones.com

      Trump, for over a decade: "I wouldn't give him a state dinner." This week: A full state dinner at the White House for China's Xi Jinping, complete with the arrival ceremony, a gift, and billionaires everywhere.

      motherjones.comBluesky3d ago2.8k▲view on Bluesky ↗
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      quartz@flipboard.comMastodon3d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
    • motherjones.com

      Trump, for over a decade: "I wouldn't give him a state dinner." Now: A full state dinner at the White House for China's Xi Jinping, complete with the arrival ceremony, a gift, and billionaires everywhere.

      motherjones.comBluesky1d ago490▲view on Bluesky ↗
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  2. 4

    Trump invites guests to tour his White House ballroom site

    Trump broke from his prepared toast to invite dinner guests to visit the construction site of his new White House ballroom on the South Lawn, which he said was about a year from completion.

    “I'd like to invite everyone in the room to visit through that beautiful curtain in the back…”
    — Donald Trump
  3. 3

    Xi toasts "national rejuvenation" alongside Trump's agenda

    In his own toast, Xi said Trump had pledged to make America great again while China was committed to national rejuvenation, calling the two goals "mutually reinforcing."

    “These two goals are both ambitious and can surely be mutually reinforcing…”
    — Xi Jinping
  4. 2

    Trump hosts state dinner with tech titans and billionaires

    The East Room dinner drew a tech-heavy guest list including OpenAI's Sam Altman, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and LVMH's Bernard Arnault, alongside Washington powerbrokers, with red-and-gold decor and formal attire.

    “President Xi and I both understand we represent different systems, but the ties between our people endure, and we've never gotten along better…”
    — Donald Trump
    1. 17 outlets Here’s the Invite List for Trump’s State Dinner With China’s Xi

      first by Bloomberg Politics, 4d ago · also Business Insider, South China Morning Post, Bloomberg, NPR, Boston Globe, LancasterOnline +10

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    2. 4 outlets Here’s the menu for the Trump-Xi state dinner at White House

      first by NY Post, 4d ago · also SCMP China, SCMP, New York Post

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    Trump gives Xi a tour of Marine One and a new helipad — Trump focused publicly on showing Xi White House updates in the afternoon, including a tour of his Marine One presidential helicopter and a newly built helipad.

  6. 1

    Xi and Trump discuss Taiwan, trade and AI in business talks

    During business hours on the day of the dinner, Xi and Trump discussed tensions over Taiwan, trade and artificial intelligence, part of Xi's three-day visit to Washington.

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  1. 2 outlets From wine to ping-pong, Trump and Xi’s state dinner is heavy on historic symbolism

    first by SCMP China, 4d ago · also SCMP

  2. 2 outlets Here’s What Trump, Xi Will Eat at State Dinner—Full Menu Planned by Melania

    first by Newsweek, 4d ago · also New York Times

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