Jimmy Lai’s daughter praises Trump for mentioning imprisoned father to Xi
The younger Lai told NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas that she and her family do not know the details of the conversation between Trump and Xi — but she wanted “to stress how grateful I am and we are [to] President Trump and his administration.” “He truly is a man of his words,” Claire Lai said. The case and trial were one of the country’s most high-profile examples of the government’s crackdown on dissenters in Hong Kong. He was sentenced in February to 20 years in prison, the longest punishment given so far under China’s national security law.
- ▪The younger Lai told NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas that she and her family do not know the details of the conversation between Trump and Xi — but she wanted “to stress how grateful I am and we are [to] President Trump and his administration
- ▪The case and trial were one of the country’s most high-profile examples of the government’s crackdown on dissenters in Hong Kong.
- ▪He was sentenced in February to 20 years in prison, the longest punishment given so far under China’s national security law.
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Administration Jimmy Lai’s daughter praises Trump for mentioning imprisoned father to Xi Comments: by Ryan Mancini - 05/16/26 10:06 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Ryan Mancini - 05/16/26 10:06 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Claire Lai, the daughter of imprisoned media mogul Jimmy Lai, on Friday praised President Trump for mentioning her father during his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. The younger Lai told NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas that she and her family do not know the details of the conversation between Trump and Xi — but she wanted “to stress how grateful I am and we are [to] President Trump and his administration.” “He truly is a man of his words,” Claire Lai said.
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