Sep 3, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Trump says U.S. "should have been mentioned" at "impressive" Chinese parade

Rebecca Falconer

President Trump, wearing a navy jacket with US flag pin, a white shirt and red tie, gestures with his hands while sitting on a gold-colored chair. — President Trump at the White House on Wednesday. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images

President Trump described China's largest-ever military parade marking the end of World War II as a "beautiful ceremony" on Thursday, but he said the U.S. should have gotten a mention.

The big picture: Trump made the comments to reporters hours after suggesting that China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong-un were conspiring against the U.S. while attending the Beijing event.

What he's saying: "I thought it was very, very impressive," Trump said at the White House of the event that featured a range of new Chinese weaponry. "I understood the reason they were doing it.

"And they were hoping I was watching, and I was watching. My relationship with all of them is very good. We're going to find out how good it is over the next week or two," he added.
"I watched the speech last night. President Xi is a friend of mine, but I thought that the United States should have been mentioned last night during that speech, because we helped China very, very much."

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