Trump Hosts Xi at White House With Marine Silent Drill Platoon Review

ByRichard Miniter

First Published: September 24, 2026, 3:32 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump shared video of a U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon review that opened Chinese President Xi Jinping‘s state visit to the White House. Trump, the U.S. president hosting the leader of America’s biggest economic rival, framed the ceremony around what he called a great friendship with Xi. The military showcase set a formal tone before bilateral talks on trade, technology, and advanced computing, according to tribuneindia. It marked the start of a visit built around the world’s two largest economies.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Silent Drill Platoon Review with the President of China and Madame Peng: https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=LliHi0rYUY 0” on September 24, 2026 at 3:22 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 58 of his 527 posts over the last 30 days classified as Foreign Policy posts.

Trump shared the video by mentioning the source (see youtube). He and First Lady Melania Trump received Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the White House ahead of the talks, according to tribuneindia. The two leaders observed the review on the South Lawn as a key element of the official welcome, according to tribuneindia.

“President Xi, Madam Peng, and the members of the Chinese delegation, I am delighted to welcome you to the beautiful White House,” Trump said during his opening remarks, according to tribuneindia. He said Xi became the first Chinese leader to make a second formal state visit to America. Trump recalled visiting Xi in Beijing in May, where the Chinese leader received the U.S. delegation, according to tribuneindia.

President Donald J. Trump and President Xi Jinping observed a U.S.

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Trump hailed the “truly great friendship” he has forged with Xi as the Chinese leader pressed for the two biggest economies to work more closely together to avoid friction, according to local10. “From the time of my first election in 2016, President Xi and I have forged a friendship, a truly great friendship, actually, built on mutual respect and the vital interests of our people,” Trump said, according to local10.

Xi was more pointed in his remarks, saying Chinese and American interests are “deeply intertwined” and that competition should be healthy and kept within bounds, according to local10. He reiterated a warning that the two countries must avoid the “Thucydides trap,” the idea that a rising power threatening to displace an established one often results in war, according to local10. “It should be a race of catching up with one another, not a wrestle in which one either wins or loses,” Xi added, according to local10.

The two sides on Wednesday agreed to extend by two months a one-year trade truce that was set to expire Nov. 10 as they work toward a more durable agreement, according to local10. Xi wants Trump to permanently halt arms sales to Taiwan and loosen export restrictions on advanced chips, according to local10. Xi also said China will invite 100,000 American youth for studies and exchanges over the next five years and will send two pandas to the zoo in Atlanta, according to local10.

Trump said the itinerary includes a visit to the National Archives to view founding documents, including the Declaration of Independence, as the delegation’s arrival coincides with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. founding, according to tribuneindia.

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