President Donald J. Trump delivered remarks Thursday at the White House Grand Foyer welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan to the United States.
Trump emphasized his longstanding personal relationship with Xi, the economic and security issues facing the two nations, and the history of cooperation between the American and Chinese people.
Here are President Trump’s remarks:
“From the time of my first election in 2016, President Xi and I have forged a friendship — a truly great friendship, actually — built on mutual respect and the vital interests of our people.
“We have spent time together all over the world, from Germany to Argentina, Japan to South Korea, and Beijing to Palm Beach, Florida. But remarkably, this is our first time meeting together here at the White House, and as President Xi has already seen, a lot has changed since he was last here.
“President Xi and Madame Peng arrive at an important moment for America: the 250th anniversary of our founding. Tomorrow, we will visit the National Archives to see some of the greatest treasures of that proud history, including the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
“We will also see artifacts testifying to the long and cherished relationship — really, something that is so incredible — and cultural exchanges between China and the United States, just as our ancestors reached across the ocean centuries ago to trade, to learn and to build a better world.
“Our two countries do really the same thing, and we’re very proud of it. Working together, President Xi and I have made tremendous strides on the issues facing our two countries.
“During my last visit last May, we created the Board of Trade, and through that, it’s a brand-new mechanism — something that’s been unbelievably successful.
“Our teams have been working to encourage a more balanced trading relationship, including new market access for American farmers and ranchers.
“During this visit, we will also discuss pressing issues concerning security, technology and superintelligence, SI. The decisions we make in these areas today can promote peace and prosperity for decades and decades to come.
“We focus on our common interests, and I’m confident there is much we can achieve.
“Throughout history, pursuit of those common interests has connected our people across the vast oceans, big, tremendous distances and many differences, and even made us allies in World War II.
“Look at the greatness that we had together fighting in World War II. Brave American pilots volunteered to come to China and fight for the very survival of that legendary country — that legendary Flying Tigers group. They were just unbelievable.
“And it was the United States Marines’ encounter with Chinese people that inspired the Marines to adopt a Chinese phrase they still use today: ‘Gung Ho.’
“The Marines use it as an expression of great enthusiasm, but in Chinese it literally means working together.
“Just as our people worked together to win that war, President Xi and I will continue working together to forge a better future for both of our nations.
“President Xi, Madame Peng, thank you once again for making this historic visit, and welcome to the United States of America.”
White House App Hits No. 1 in News and Cracks App Store Top 20 as Americans Tune Out Fake News
As of September 22, 2026, the official White House mobile app reached No. 1 in the News category on the App Store and climbed into the Top 20 among all apps. The app previously hit No. 1 in News and, at launch, soared as high as No. 4 across the entire App Store. More and more Americans are gravitating to the app because they want the news straight from the source, not filtered through networks that have spent years distorting the record of President Donald J. Trump.
That demand is rising as legacy networks fall in line behind CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, outlets whose White House credentials were pulled after a long record of false reporting. Other networks have now withheld pool coverage in solidarity. The American people are not waiting on those cameras; they are going straight to the Presidency.
Americans are choosing the source over the spin.
Launched in March 2026, the official White House app carries a 4.9 out of 5 average rating on the App store and more than two million downloads across the App Store and Google Play. It has now reclaimed the No. 1 News ranking in the country and broken into the overall Top 20. That is proof the American people want unfiltered access to the Presidency.
With the official White House app, Americans can:
- Get news direct from the source: policy initiatives, key victories, and major developments with no filter and no spin, plus official social feeds, photos, and videos in one place.
- Receive real-time updates and instant push notifications from the President, press briefings, and breaking White House news the moment they happen.
- Watch live events and the full daily schedule, including speeches, bill signings, state visits, and historic moments as they unfold.
- Dive into a dynamic media library of highlights and stay connected on the latest policy breakthroughs.
- Send their voice and feedback directly to the Administration.
TrumpTV: the Administration’s biggest moments, 24/7.
The ranking surge overlapped with the launch of TrumpTV, a major success. Americans can now watch the Trump Administration’s biggest moments all in one place. Top videos, major remarks, and must-see highlights are streaming 24/7 and updated in real time. Stay informed and stay up to date. TrumpTV is available on WhiteHouse.gov, YouTube, and the official White House app.
President Trump Delivers Powerful America First Message to the United Nations
In his address to the United Nations, President Donald J. Trump touted his record of historic results that have reshaped world order for America’s benefit and made our nation safer and more prosperous.
President Donald J. Trump is ensuring America is respected on the world stage again and holding the U.N. accountable after years of weak and failed Democrat leadership under the Biden Administration that put America last.
Under President Donald J. Trump’s leadership, America is back and stronger than ever before.
- The Trump Administration saved over $1 billion by cutting down the U.N. bureaucracy, terminated the blank checks and endless peacekeeping missions, forced a return to the basics of its founding mission, and advanced the United States’ interests.
- President Trump imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court for its outrageous overreach,and the State Department launched a campaign to dismantle the court’s threat to American Sovereignty.
- President Trump withdrew the United States from 66 international organizations that no longer served American interests, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Global Forum on Migration and Development.
- The Trump Administration thwarted the U.N.’s efforts to impose a secret global carbon tax that would have raised shipping costs on Americans to fund progressive climate pet projects.
- President Trump withdrew the United States and its funding from the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for its protection of human rights abusers and for attacking the United States for securing our borders and deporting criminal illegal aliens. President Trump also withdrew the United States and its funding from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for its close ties to Hamas.
- The United Nations Security Council endorsed President Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza and officially approved the Board of Peace, which now has 30 countries on its board.
- This year, the United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly voted to condemn Iran’s terror attacks on commercial shipping, receiving more co-sponsors from U.N. members than any Security Council resolution in history.
- President Trump is defending American industries from the U.N.’s attempts to interfere with innovation and stifle the growth of the new industrial revolution powering unprecedented economic development
President Donald J. Trump is allowing America to WIN again by protecting our interests on the world stage, putting Americans safety and security above all else, holding our adversaries accountable, bolstering our defense industries, creating American jobs, and making America more prosperous for generations to come.
- When no other president would, President Trump stepped up and stopped the Iranian nuclear threat once and for all. Because of his action, the leading state sponsor of terror no longer has a Navy, an Air Force, radar, anti-aircraft equipment, or an economy.
- President Trump secured an agreement
with Denmark and Greenland that permanently guarantees U.S. security interests in the Arctic at zero cost to the American taxpayer. - The Trump Administration has ended decades of violence, instability, and foreign interference in the Western Hemisphere. The Western Hemisphere is under America’s protection and control once again.
- President Trump put the cartels on watch, correctly designating them as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and the U.S. military has treated them as such. Operation Southern Spear has dramatically reduced the deadly flow of drugs into our country, saving lives, and eliminated over 230 narcoterrorists in strikes against fentanyl-trafficking vessels.
- President Trump established Shield of the Americas as the largest and most powerful alliance for economic and national security the Western Hemisphere has ever seen. The organization’s efforts against the cartels have already saved hundreds of thousands of lives from fentanyl and stripped over $4 billion from the cartels.
- U.S. forces captured the Venezuelan dictator and indicted narcoterrorist
Nicolás Maduro and his wife. Since then, the Trump Administration has worked closely with Venezuela’s leadership for a brighter future for the people of Venezuela and America. President Trump has secured the biggest oil deal in world history for the American people, delivering the U.S. majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves in Venezuela. - The Trump Administration is rooting out the Cuban regime’s coordination with radical and communist networks in the U.S. that sow division and threaten the American way of life, and taking action against the Mexican cartels that pursue terror against Americans.
- President Trump successfully pressured Panama to withdraw from China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
- President Trump ended eight wars, ensured the release of all remaining hostages in Gaza, and is paving the way for lasting stability in the Middle East.
- President Trump raised NATO member defense spending to 5% of GDP and secured billions in investments from NATO partners into the U.S. defense industry, creating thousands of new jobs, protecting hundreds of thousands of American jobs, and boosting allied security.
- President Trump designated Muslim Brotherhood branches as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and redesignated the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization to ensure the U.S. can eliminate their capabilities, operations, and threats posed to Americans and our national security.
- President Trump is rebuilding America’s defense industrial base, restoring American
shipbuilding, and reshoring critical industries. These policies are reshoring American manufacturing, creating new high-paying jobs, and securing over $11 trillion in investments across the United States.
President Trump will never stop fighting for the American people, and he’s only just begun.