Trump gives Xi a bald eagle sculpture at White House state dinner
Donald Trump presented Chinese President Xi Jinping with a bald eagle sculpture during a state dinner in Washington. Trump said he and Melania Trump helped design it and described the eagle as embodying America’s free and soaring spirit. [No citations in summary per schema]
Key points
- The reports agree that Trump gave Xi a bald eagle sculpture at the state dinner; one report described it as roughly three feet tall and another as custom-made.
Evidence · 4 source statements
US President Donald Trump has presented Chinese President Xi Jinping with a sculpture of a bald eagle, a bird native to North America and his country's national symbol, during a…
Donald Trump presented him with a roughly three-foot-tall sculpture of a bald eagle.
He presented Mr. Xi with a custom-made statue of a bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States.
- Trump said he and Melania Trump took part in designing the sculpture, and hoped it would find a place in Beijing.
Evidence · 3 source statements
He said that he and First Lady Melania Trump participated in its design.
Trump said it was designed by an American artist in collaboration with him and First Lady Melania Trump.
We hope it'll find a nice place, a wonderful place in Beijing,
Who's involved
Donald Trump
He presented the sculpture and described its meaning.
Trump framed the bald eagle as a US national symbol embodying America’s free and soaring spirit, and said he hoped the sculpture would find a place in Beijing.
What they said · 3 source statements
"the free and soaring spirit of America",
The bald eagle is a national symbol of the United States and an embodiment of the free and soaring spirit of America.
We hope it'll find a nice place, a wonderful place in Beijing,
What was reported
- Trump presented Xi with a sculpture depicting a bald eagle at a state dinner in Washington.
Reported independently by 2: BBC News, The Hankyoreh
Evidence · 2 source statements
US President Donald Trump has presented Chinese President Xi Jinping with a sculpture of a bald eagle, a bird native to North America and his country's national symbol, during a…
- NDTV described the sculpture as roughly three feet tall; The Hindu called it custom-made.
Reported independently by 2: NDTV, The Hindu
Evidence · 2 source statements
Donald Trump presented him with a roughly three-foot-tall sculpture of a bald eagle.
He presented Mr. Xi with a custom-made statue of a bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States.
- Trump said he and Melania Trump participated in the sculpture’s design, which he said was done with an American artist.
Reported independently by 2: BBC News, NDTV
Evidence · 2 source statements
He said that he and First Lady Melania Trump participated in its design.
Trump said it was designed by an American artist in collaboration with him and First Lady Melania Trump.
Still unclear
- Xi’s response to the gift is not included.
- The sculpture’s monetary value and final display location are not given.
Not heard from
- Xi Jinping — He received the sculpture, but no statement from him about the gift appears in the reports.