For anyone who tuned into President Donald Trump’s highly anticipated summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday, you likely saw, or felt, quite a bit of unease on stage.
Given the ongoing global tensions between the two world superpowers, that shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise.
What may come as a bit more of a surprise, however, were the roiling tensions behind the celebratory scenes.
The New York Post reported that “chaos” erupted all around the fringes of Trump’s summit with Xi.
The first major incident that occurred happened during Trump’s morning meeting with Xi. When the doors were opened for the Chinese press, they — quite literally — stampeded inside.
Amid the chaos, a female White House staffer was knocked over and trampled. Thankfully, the staffer avoided any serious injuries, though she was bruised and shaken. The entire ordeal prompted the American side of this summit to
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