Trump swoons over strongman soulmate Xi – are you feeling jealous, Vladimir?
Trump with President Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPAView image in fullscreenTrump with President Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday. Michael McFaul, a former US diplomat, described the vivid contrast as “wrong and embarrassing”.That was hard to deny, given that China ranks 178th in Reporters Without Borders’ press freedom index, ahead of only North Korea and Eritrea (the US, for the record, is down to 64th).
- ▪Trump with President Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday.
- ▪Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPAView image in fullscreenTrump with President Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday.
- ▪Michael McFaul, a former US diplomat, described the vivid contrast as “wrong and embarrassing”.That was hard to deny, given that China ranks 178th in Reporters Without Borders’ press freedom index, ahead of only North Korea and Eritrea (the
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Trump with President Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPAView image in fullscreenTrump with President Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPAThe US politics sketchDonald TrumpTrump swoons over strongman soulmate Xi – are you feeling jealous, Vladimir?Deference was deafening as US president rolled out red carpet for world’s biggest jailer of journalists – perhaps he was seeking tipsDavid Smith in WashingtonThu 24 Sep 2026 14.30 EDTLast modified on Thu 24 Sep 2026 14.41 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleOne is an authoritarian who represses the media with a strong allergy to democratic elections.
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