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Roger Wicker: “Had the White House asked me for advice, I would have suggested the president not invite Xi Jinping to Washington for…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2026
Had the White House asked me for advice, I would have suggested the president not invite Xi Jinping to Washington for such a lavish welcome here in the United States, based on all of the troubling issues we have with President Xi and the Chinese Communist Party.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Senate floor speech on Xi Jinping's visit

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