Trump Relishes Showing Xi His Marine One Chopper and New White House Helipad
Trump highlighted a new helipad, a planned ballroom site and portraits of himself as he hosted Xi and discussed White House renovations.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump showcased White House projects to China's visiting leader, including a new granite helipad and a future ballroom construction site, before taking him aboard Marine One on the South Lawn.
- Marking the Chinese leader's first state visit to the United States in 11 years, the geopolitical rivals face a complex agenda covering Taiwan, trade tensions, artificial intelligence, and the war in Iran, where Beijing maintains close economic ties.
- Following 90 minutes in the Oval Office, Trump walked the Chinese leader past presidential portraits, including an autopen gag mocking President Joe Biden, and showed him a copy of the Declaration of Independence on display.
- These efforts to impress the Chinese leader coincide with Trump's midterm election strategy, which emphasizes slamming Democrats as "communists" while highlighting construction projects across the White House and Washington.
- Trump emphasized rapport, telling the Chinese leader, "We have a lot of respect for you," while noting his interest in granite and displaying gold-framed photographs of himself throughout the West Wing.
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Trump relishes showing Xi his Marine One chopper and new White House helipad – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump showed off some of his favorite things at the White House for the visiting leader of communist China on Thursday — bringing him inside his Marine One helicopter and exhibiting a new granite landing pad he built for it, along with the hulking, nearby construction site that will one...
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Trump relishes showing Xi his Marine One chopper and new White House helipad
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump showed off some of his favorite things at the White House for the visiting leader of communist China on Thursday — bringing him inside his Marine One helicopter and exhibiting a new granite landing…
Trump relishes showing Xi his Marine One chopper and new White House h
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump showed off some of his favorite things at the White House for the visiting leader of communist China on Thursday — bringing him inside his Marine One helicopter and exhibiting a
Trump relishes showing Xi Marine One chopper and new White House helipad
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump showed off some of his favorite things at the White House for the visiting leader of communist China on Thursday — bringing him inside his Marine One helicopter and exhibiting a new granite landing pad he built for it, along with the hulking, nearby construction site that will one day be a ballroom.
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