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Trump gives Xi a tour of his pet White House building projects, including the ballroom
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PUBLISHEDSep 25, 2026, 8:05 AM
What the source reports
Property developer-turned-president Donald Trump appeared to relish showing off the White House’s latest building works to Xi Jinping on Thursday, eager to give his Chinese counterpart a glimpse of his construction ambitions since they last met in China.
In May, Trump was hosted at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, a sprawling complex that the US president compares with his planned White House ballroom. After…
Main source: SCMP
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