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Trump criticized Obama’s state dinner for Xi before holding his own
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Hill is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 25 Sept 2026, 18:29 UTC. The headline in use is “Trump criticized Obama’s state dinner for Xi before holding his own”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
President Trump criticized former President Barack Obama for hosting Chinese presidents for state dinners, including Xi Jinping, multiple times more than a decade before doing it himself. Trump personally greeted Xi at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday and hosted a state dinner for him Thursday.
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Trump criticized Obama’s state dinner for Xi before holding his own
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