Trump makes Xi laugh showing pen replacing Biden portrait
Moscow 25 Sep Vesti. President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping laughed when US President Donald Trump showed him a photo of a pen that replaced the portrait of Trump's predecessor Joe Biden during a tour of the White House.
Consensus
- Donald Trump showed Chinese President Xi Jinping a photograph of a mechanical pen during a tour of the White House.
- The photograph was placed where Joe Biden's portrait would normally be.
- Xi Jinping laughed in response to the image.
- The event took place during a visit by Xi Jinping to the White House.
- The tour included the so-called 'Hall of Fame' in the west wing, where portraits of former U.S. presidents are displayed.
Points of divergence
- Trump claimed that Biden signed 92% of government documents using the mechanical pen and did not engage with their content, and later called for the arrest of those involved. — vesti
- The video was published by the press office of the U.S. leader's administration. — vesti
- Xi Jinping stated during the meeting that China would transfer two pandas to the United States, calling the giant panda a symbol of friendship between the two peoples. — vedomosti
- Trump described the talks as 'a great meeting' on September 24. — vedomosti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Trump amused Xi Jinping by showing him a photo of an autoper that replaced Biden's portrait. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Trump amused Xi Jinping with a joke about Biden — Москва 24
- Trump amused Xi Jinping with photo of pen replacing Biden portrait — Вести
- Trump amused Xi Jinping with a photo of a pen on Biden's portrait — Ведомости
Key entities
- Xi Jinping
- Biden
- Trump
- USA
- White House
- China
- Moscow
- TASS
- RIA Novosti
- People's Republic of China
- TASS/Reuters/Storyful
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