Xi repeatedly puts U.S. presidents in ‘jail,’ until Trump

President Donald J. Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China, Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. (Official White House photo by Daniel Torok)'He wants Americans to believe that war is the default, that China is too big to push, that the responsible side is the one trying to avoid the trap'