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Maher Pans President over Xi Summit: ‘China Knows What Trump Likes’
Maher said the trip produced purchases but no breakthrough on Taiwan or Iran, as Trump praised Xi throughout the summit.
- On Friday, Comedian Bill Maher criticized President Donald Trump's Beijing summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, describing the meeting as a "love fest" prioritizing pageantry over substantive diplomacy.
- Maher argued that China "knows what Trump likes," pointing to elaborate reception elements like red carpets and claiming Xi holds leverage since Trump backed down on their trade war.
- Mocking Trump's praise for the Chinese leader, Maher ridiculed the president's defense of Xi's "declining nation" remark—which Trump attributed to President Joe Biden's term—and quipped the state banquet likely served "orange chicken" as a subtle dig.
- Despite the summit's pageantry, the event ended with few breakthroughs; Trump later stated he made "no commitment" on Taiwan, despite Xi's warning that the island's status places U.S.-Chinese relations in an "extremely dangerous" situation.
- Trump touted large deals for GE Aerospace jet engines and Boeing aircraft, yet he has delayed a $14 billion arms package for Taiwan that House Democrats are demanding, complicating the diplomatic spectacle.
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Maher pans president over Xi summit: ‘China knows what Trump likes’
Comedian Bill Maher on Friday slammed President Trump’s summit in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying that China “knows what Trump likes.” The summit focused on a range of topics, including how to handle Iran, the issue of Taiwan and terms of trade between the U.S. and China. It ended with no breakthroughs, with…
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