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Trump denies offering to sell American weapons to Xi Jinping
Original: U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday denied asking Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy American weapons, countering his own
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday denied asking Chinese President Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy American weapons, contradicting his own envoy, who said Trump had made such an offer to his Chinese counterpart. The conflicting accounts have raised questions about what was actually discussed between the two leaders.
Why now: The president is publicly contradicting his own envoy over whether weapons were offered to China, a striking dispute involving sensitive defense matters.
Donald TrumpXi JinpingUnited StatesChina
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