Trump welcome to Xi demonstrates 'attraction' to dictators: top Democrat
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer accused President Donald Trump Thursday of being in thrall to authoritarian leaders — pointing to his red-carpet welcome for China's Xi Jinping. "If you're a foreign authoritarian, Trump won't just invite you to visit America, he'll greet you plane-side," Schumer said on the Senate floor. "That's what Trump did, sort of as a supplicant, for…
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has criticised President Donald Trump, saying he has an attraction to dictators. Schumer made the comments on the Senate floor, referring to Trump's red-carpet welcome for China's Xi Jinping.
Schumer stated that Trump not only invites foreign authoritarian leaders to visit America, but also greets them plane-side, describing this as behaviour akin to that of a supplicant. He cited Trump's interactions with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in Alaska last year as examples.
According to Schumer, Trump's actions demonstrate an "atavistic attraction to dictators, to bad people".
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