Wicker Criticizes Trump's Planned Xi Summit, Opposing Lavish Welcome for China's Leader
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 22
Wicker Criticizes Trump's Planned Xi Summit, Opposing Lavish Welcome for China's Leader
2 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 22
Summary
Roger Wicker used a Senate floor speech Tuesday to oppose President Donald Trump’s plan to host Xi Jinping at a summit later this week.
The Mississippi Republican, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he disagreed with giving Xi a “lavish welcome” and called the Chinese leader an “oppressive dictator.”
Wicker’s intervention puts a senior Republican national-security voice publicly at odds with Trump’s approach to the meeting, highlighting intra-party tension over how to handle China.