Trump’s meeting with Xi erupts into chaos as fight breaks out – ‘get the f*** out’
Donald Trump has been met with a huge welcome in China as an alarming scene appeared to unfold during his high-stakes meeting with President Xi Jinping in Beijing, with shouts heard and a camera crashing to the ground
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Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping descended into chaos when a fight broke out among the camera crew.
The startling incident occurred as Trump entered a vast conference room to commence talks with Xi.
A camera appeared to be knocked over onto the floor, before a scuffle broke out, then someone appears to say “get the f*** out of here”.
In his opening remarks, Trump said it was “an honour” to be meeting Xi today.
“We’ve gotten along, when there were difficulties we worked it out. I would call you and you would call me,” Trump says. “People don’t know, whenever we had a problem we worked it out very quickly.”
“I say it to everybody, you’re a great leader,” Trump says.
The US president said he’s brought the “best [business leaders] in the world” with him on this trip. “Only the top people here today to pay respects to you,” he says.
This followed the president’s welcome in Beijing on Thursday, with an extravagant display and children waving flags as he exchanged handshakes with President Xi Jinping.
Trump offered Xi his trademark handshake, then proceeded to greet many of China’s senior officials, while Xi reciprocated with numerous top American officials, including Trump’s own family.
While First Lady Melania Trump was conspicuously absent, Trump was accompanied by a large delegation, including his son Eric Trump, daughter-in-law Lara Trump, and frenemy Elon Musk.
This comes as the Chinese public bestowed upon Trump a brutal nickname as he arrived in Beijing with Musk.
Just prior to the meeting, an interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, conducted by Fox News’ Sean Hannity, was broadcast, featuring Rubio cautioning about divisions even before the high-level, high-stakes bilateral meeting on Thursday morning,.
