Trump trolled over resurfaced tweet attacking Obama for hosting China’s Xi Jinping: ‘So wrong!’
Por Owen Scott — – World RSS Feed
Trump trolled over resurfaced tweet attacking Obama for hosting China’s Xi Jinping: ‘So wrong!’
‘There’s always a tweet,’ one social media user quipped, just as President Trump rolled out the red carpet for China’s leader
Owen Scott Thursday 24 September 2026 14:49 BST
- Bookmark
- Comments Go to comments
Bookmark popover
Removed from bookmarks
Close popover
Become an Independent member to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.
Already a member?
Log in
Your support helps us to tell the story
Read more Support Now
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference. Read more
President Trump has been mocked online over a resurfaced tweet attacking former President Obama for hosting China’s Xi Jinping in 2012.
Trump personally welcomed Xi to the U.S. at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, rolling out the red carpet as part of a historic three-day state visit.
However, 14 years ago and before he entered politics, Trump criticized Obama for meeting with then-Vice President Xi.
“So wrong! @BarackObama is hosting China’s VP Xi Jinping today at the Pentagon with a full honor ceremony with music and cannons…” Trump wrote at the time.
Social media users quickly flocked to X to point out that it was now Trump who was hosting Xi at the White House, with YouTuber Adam Mockler replying to the U.S. president’s old tweet with an image of him welcoming his Chinese counterpart.
“This you?” Mockler wrote.
open image in galleryAnother replied with a GIF of Trump saying: “Well, that’s a big statement!”
“There’s always a tweet…” another poster wrote, referring for the tendency of old messages coming back to haunt the poster years later.
The visit Trump had been referring to in 2012 saw Obama hosting Xi amid tensions between the U.S. and China over trade practices, as well as a crackdown on protests in Tibet.
“We want to work with China to make sure that everybody is working by the same rules of the road when it comes to the world economic system,” Obama told reporters during Xi’s visit.
“On critical issues like human rights we will continue to emphasize what we believe is the importance of recognising the aspirations and rights of all people,” Obama added.
open image in galleryAt the time, Trump was intensely critical of China, even going as far as to claim that the country had invented the concept of global warming.
“The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive,” he wrote on X, when it was known as Twitter, in 2012.
Trump’s second stint in the Oval Office has seen him imposing tariffs on China before the two countries eventually agreed to a trade truce. The commander-in-chief traveled to China in May, in his second state visit to the country.
Trump’s greeting of Xi at Joint Base Andrews marked the first time since 1962 that a U.S. president personally welcomed a political, secular foreign leader at the base. Trump also met Russian President Vladimir Putin as he disembarked his plane in Alaska last year.
open image in gallery“I thought it was a great little meeting, a great greeting, and I think they appreciate it,” Trump told reporters of his meeting with Xi.
Trump also revealed that the visit will see the two presidents discussing a range of topics, including the war in Iran.
“I’ll be talking about that and many other subjects – but it’s all coming along well, including that,” he said, referring to the conflict.
More about
Barack ObamaXi JinpingChinaU.S.Trump
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Most popular
Popular videos
Bulletin
Read next
Fonte: – World RSS Feed
