President Trump and President Xi Toast at the White House State Dinner
President Donald J. Trump's remarks and toast at the White House state dinner honoring President Xi Jinping of China and Madam Peng Liyuan, followed by President Xi's remarks and toast. The remarks were delivered with consecutive interpretation between English and Chinese.
The President welcomed President Xi back to Washington for the first time in over a decade and recalled the first formal delegation of Chinese diplomats to visit the United States 158 years ago, which included the first state dinner between the two countries. He invited guests to tour the new White House ballroom, which he…
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