Trump visibly angered as protests disrupt national anthem during Xi state dinner
Donald Trump was visibly angered during a state dinner at the White House on Thursday evening, as pro- and anti-China protesters drowned out the US national anthem while he and Melania welcomed Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan. Demonstrators flanking the road near the White House clashed audibly, with one side blaring China's anthem and the other chanting slogans like "Keep Taiwan free" and "Stop the Uyghur genocide." Trump's furious glare and grimace were widely noted on social media, with users calling him "boiling mad" and "humiliated." The dinner, attended by tech leaders including Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and Jensen Huang, followed a "great meeting" between the leaders. Official summaries said their morning talks covered trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan, the Middle East, and Ukraine.