'Don’t Think They’d Even Meet': Trump Takes a Dig at Joe Biden Over Xi Jinping Meeting

While President Donald Trump seemed quite content over his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, he also used the opportunity to take a subtle dig at former President Joe Biden.

During an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity after a long meeting with Jinping, Trump said, "Joe Biden wouldn't even get a meeting with Xi [Jinping]."

Trump's comments have drawn significant backlash as Jinping and Biden have met multiple times in the past.

Their last official meeting took place in Lima, Peru, on November 16, 2024. It was a "farewell" meeting aimed to stabilize bilateral relations before the U.S. presidential transition.

Before that, in November 2023, Jinping visited the United States to meet with Biden.

The meeting took place at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, California, near San Francisco, as both leaders attended the APEC summit.

Talking about his high-stakes meeting with the Chinese president, Trump spoke about the success of his visit and said, "Our country, two years ago – if Biden came here, I don’t even think he would get a meeting with President Xi. I don’t think they’d even meet with them."

Hannity then said, "I don’t know if he’d be able to focus long enough."

Responding, Trump said, "He wouldn’t come here. But assuming he came, I don’t think he’d even have a meeting. It’s amazing actually, a lot of people... I noticed even with the business leaders. They’re the biggest businessmen in the world. And women... A couple of women... And most of them, almost all of them, but most of them never met President Xi."

After Trump claimed that "Xi Jinping won't even meet Biden," one user on X shared a photo of Jinping's visit to the U.S. in November 2023, writing, "Xi came to see Biden, not the other way around. Donald Trump is an idiot."

Reacting to Trump's remarks, many shared their thoughts on social media. One user wrote, "I love reading these posts from the people Trump has completely broken."

Another sided with Trump and wrote, "Biden doesn't even know where he is, who he is and Under Biden, Russia invaded Ukraine, Hamas invaded Israel and Iran created thousands of drones and missiles. Biden is literally the worst president ever after Carter."

Another pointed out, "Xi never visited Biden at the WH. They did meet on the sidelines of APEC Summit. 2017: President Xi met with President Donald Trump at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Xi has been invited to the WH Sept 2026."

"Xi is coming to the White House later this year…," an individual stated.

One mentioned, "I realize you’re mentally challenged due to your archaic, underdeveloped brain, but President Xi will visit the USA in September."

Praising Trump for his Beijing visit, one netizen remarked, "PESKY FACT: Joe Biden was not invited to China during his presidency."