Trump Hosts Lavish State Dinner for Xi Jinping, Welcoming Billionaires and Conservative Elites
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President Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping, assembling a guest list dominated by tech billionaires, Wall Street executives, and right-wing political figures.
President Donald Trump hosted an extravagant state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, gathering 134 guests from the technology, business, and political elite. The event was a showcase for the unchecked power of tech moguls like Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin, Tim Cook, as well as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su—figures whose companies have amassed enormous wealth while workers face stagnant wages and job insecurity. The guest list was stacked with Republican officials, including Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, members of the Trump administration, and conservative Supreme Court justices John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett, and Brett Kavanaugh, highlighting the administration’s ongoing alliance with the right-wing establishment. Fox News personalities Jesse Watters, Brett Baier, and Laura Ingraham were also present, reinforcing the event’s conservative media presence. Leaders from the financial sector, such as Citigroup chief Jane Fraser and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, along with representatives of major oil companies, further underscored the administration’s prioritization of corporate interests over the needs of ordinary Americans. Officials described the dinner as an opportunity to flaunt U.S. economic and technological prowess to the Chinese delegation, while organizers claimed the inclusion of business leaders reflected a focus on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. Yet, no substantive policy announcements were made, and the gathering concluded as another display of elite networking, disconnected from the struggles of everyday people.