GOP Sen. Thom Tillis on Trump-Xi visit: "It's a WTF moment"
Trump hosted Xi at the White House and described their relationship as a “truly great friendship.”
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Sen. Thom Tillis criticized President Donald Trump's state-dinner reception for Xi Jinping, calling it a “WTF moment” and questioning the administration's approach to China. Tillis said he saw no public basis for Trump's changed posture toward China and questioned why an arms shipment to Taiwan was being held up.
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Senator criticizing Trump's reception of Xi and the administration's approach to China.
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ALSO MENTIONED Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian president cited as an example of a democratic leader who received a different reception.; Xi Jinping, President of China whose White House visit is criticized by Tillis.
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