President Donald Trump came to Joint Base Andrews prepared, with a 100-foot red carpet, a 21-person honor guard, and a flyover by two B-1 bombers, according to PBS. It was a rare planeside welcome, with Trump greeting Chinese President Xi Jinping on the tarmac rather than waiting for him at the White House.
When Xi arrived, the bombers came over just as the American anthem was wrapping up. Trump’s salute dropped as he ducked, teeth clenched at the deafening sound above. Xi, meanwhile, barely changed his posture in the footage. His gaze rose to track the jets for a moment, then came back down.
