Overview
- A short video from a Beijing state banquet showed President Trump opening a black folder near President Xi, triggering claims on X that he peeked at Xi’s notebook and drawing mockery.
- Longer footage from the same event shows Trump carrying the folder earlier and later taking it to the podium for his toast, which indicates it was his.
- Community Notes on X flagged the claim as misleading and linked the Associated Press live feed so viewers could watch the full sequence.
- After the correction appeared on X, many users who had reposted the misleading clip deleted their posts.
- The moment unfolded during Trump’s three-day state visit focused on trade, security, and economic ties, with Trump seated alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Great Hall of the People.