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Trump’s red-carpet rollout for Xi was everything MAGA didn’t need amid dire predictions
While Trump is busy giving tours of his ballroom and dines with tech CEOs, Republicans now have to run in a midterm amid high gas prices and a backlash to AI, Eric Garcia writes
President Donald Trump’s appeared to shower Chinese President Xi Jinping with affection this week. The president feted Xi with a state dinner and even offered guests a tour of Trump’s big, beautiful ballroom. The day after, the president said that th... [4101 chars]
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