Trump Shares Video of Military Review With China’s Xi and Madame Peng

Trump posts a YouTube link to the White House military review as he hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan for a high-stakes state visit.

First Published: September 24, 2026, 3:30 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump shared a video of a formal military review held for Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, during a high-stakes state visit at the White House.

The post directed followers to a YouTube® link labeled as a military review with the Chinese leader and Madame Peng. The visit marked Xi’s first on U.S. soil since 2015, according to <a href="https://zenger.news/company/dd31fb16-49bb-4579-b4cc-360f9f7baca1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="zgr-mention zgr-mention–link zgr-mention-company" data-zgr-view="company" data-zgr-id="dd31fb16-49bb-4579-b4cc-360f9f7baca1" data-name="South China Morning Post”>scmp.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Military Review with the President of China and Madame Peng: https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=lUe8vwhnjb k” on September 24, 2026 at 3:23 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 19th message released today, and the last post was 0 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 16 of his 527 posts over the last 30 days classified as reposts and external links.

Xi and Trump got down to business Thursday, kicking off their summit with a formal arrival ceremony on the White House South Lawn and Rose Garden, according to scmp. The ceremony included nearly 500 military personnel and the Chinese and American national anthems played by the U.S. Marine Band, according to scmp. Both leaders sought common ground and cultural touchstones, citing shared efforts during World War II, according to scmp. If they focused on common interests, Trump said, there was much the two nations could achieve, citing people-to-people connections that “even made us allies in World War II,” according to scmp.

Trump welcomed Xi to his first White House visit in more than a decade, and the arrival ceremony featured military bands and fighter jet flyovers, according to cbsnews. The two leaders held bilateral talks and a state dinner. The visit came as the United States and China extended a monthslong tariff truce while navigating uncertainty around Iran, Ukraine and Taiwan, according to cbsnews. Trump posted ahead of the meeting that artificial intelligence would be a “big topic of discussion,” according to cbsnews.

“We had a great meeting,” Trump told reporters on the White House South Lawn after the Oval Office session, according to cbsnews.

Melania Trump and Xi’s wife, Peng Liyuan, toured the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art in Washington while the two leaders met, according to cbsnews. Children from a local Chinese school waved both Chinese and American flags and gave a choir performance for the first ladies, according to cbsnews.

Trump hailed the “truly great friendship” he has forged with Xi as the Chinese leader began his state visit, according to newsday. He focused on his long relationship with Xi as the two gathered with aides for opening remarks before formal talks, according to newsday. Xi left the White House at about 1:30 p.m. and was set to return at about 6:45 p.m. for the state dinner, according to cbsnews.