# Key GOP Senator Slams Trump’s ‘Lavish Welcome’ for Xi

https://mins.news/en/item/69866

- Bloomberg News, 2026-09-23 01:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-22/trump-s-lavish-welcome-for-xi-slammed-by-key-gop-senator?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab32d79118ed10001a24ec4

> Senate Armed Services Chairman Roger Wicker sharply criticized Donald Trump’s planned treatment of Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to Washington this week. The rebuke marks a significant public break by a key member of Trump’s own party just before a high-stakes summit.

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