Wicker criticizes Xi before planned summit with Trump
Sen. Roger Wicker criticized Chinese President Xi Jinping during remarks on the Senate floor, according to The Hill. His comments came before a planned summit between Xi and President Trump in Washington, D.C.; The Hill reported that Wicker said he would have advised Trump not to invite Xi if the White House had sought his advice.
Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi criticized Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday ahead of Xi’s planned summit with President Trump in Washington, D.C., The Hill reported.
Speaking on the Senate floor, Wicker said that if the White House had asked for his advice, he would have recommended that Trump not invite Xi to Washington for such a meeting.
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