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Trump Campaign Deletes TikTok After Misspelling Xi Jinping as 'Zi'

The slip shows how a small social-media error can complicate high-profile diplomacy.

Overview

  • The @teamtrump TikTok labeled China's leader as "President Zi" in a clip of him walking with President Trump, and the campaign later removed the video.
  • Screenshots kept circulating after the X account Headquarters highlighted the typo, though it wrongly said the White House had posted it.
  • Social media users mocked the mistake, and neither the Trump campaign nor TikTok offered public comment on the deletion.
  • The post went up during Trump's state visit to China, where he and Xi discussed Taiwan, Iran, and broader U.S.-China relations.
  • After the trip, Trump told reporters he had not decided whether to proceed with a U.S. weapons sale to Taiwan, a key issue still unresolved.