AI. Taiwan. Fentanyl. Iran.
Reporters asked about the biggest issues dividing the United States and China. Trump’s takeaway? Xi really loves granite.
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Iran
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The biggest issues between the U.S. and China. Trump ignored them all, but broke the news that Xi loves good granite.
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REPORTER: President Xi, why did you allow fentanyl to flood into the United States?
XI: [silence]
REPORTER: How did it go?
TRUMP: We had a great meeting.
REPORTER: Did you talk about Taiwan?
TRUMP: We had a great meeting.
REPORTER: Did you talk about AI?
[They keep walking]
REPORTER: President Xi, do you have anything to say about the half million Americans who died from Chinese fentanyl? Will you stop it?
XI: [silence]
REPORTER: President Xi, will you stop buying oil from Iran?
XI: [silence]
TRUMP: We had a very good meeting. We had a great meeting, and he has great interest in granite; he likes granite, and he's an expert on stone, aside from many other things, and he loves good granite. Thank you very much.
REPORTER: Mr. President, did you ask him to stop supporting Iran?
[They keep walking]