Wed, May 13, 2026 at 11:07 AM UTC
Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) walks with Eric Trump and Lara Trump as they board Marine One -Credit:Getty Images
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The Trump family has been called out for ‘double standards’ after many of them were seen joining Donald Trump for the state visit to China.
Lara and Eric Trump were among the delegation. This comes as many have pointed out that any connection of Joe Biden’s son Hunter to state events during the previous president’s tenure was met with scorn by Republicans.
Prominent US executives from Big Tech to agriculture have been invited to join Trump on his trip to China this week. Trump left on Tuesday for Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping. Aside from discussions about Iran, the two leaders are expected to discuss trade and artificial intelligence.
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Journalist Mehdi Hasan took to X to write: “Why is the president’s son and daughter in law with him? What happened to the outrage over Hunter Biden and China? Fine for the Trump kids, who have made far more money since Trump took office than Hunter did under Biden or Obama.”
The president said he would have a “long talk” about Iran with Chinese leader Xi Jinping but added that trade would be the central issue.
“We have a lot of things to discuss. I wouldn’t say Iran is one of them, to be honest with you, because we have Iran very much under control,” Trump said as he departed the White House for Beijing on Tuesday.
Trump said he spoke with Xi and both are looking forward to the visit.
“He’s been a friend of mine. He’s been somebody that we get along with. And, I think you’re going to see that good things are going to happen.”
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