{"id":2379339,"date":"2024-12-12T12:32:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T17:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gingrich-says-50-50-chance-xi-jinping-accepts-trump-inauguration-invitation-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-12T12:32:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T17:32:39","slug":"gingrich-says-50-50-chance-xi-jinping-accepts-trump-inauguration-invitation-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gingrich-says-50-50-chance-xi-jinping-accepts-trump-inauguration-invitation-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Gingrich says \u201950\/50\u2019 chance Xi Jinping accepts Trump inauguration invitation &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgingrich-says-50-50-chance-xi-jinping-accepts-trump-inauguration-invitation-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2379339&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former\u200c House Speaker Newt Gingrich has stated that there is a 50% chance Chinese President \u200cXi Jinping will accept an\u200c invitation to attend Donald Trump&#8217;s inauguration on January 20, 2025. Gingrich remarked that Xi&#8217;s presence would send\u200b a significant signal globally and described the invitation as a &#8220;tremendous move.&#8221; The confirmation of the \u200dinvitation was made by \u2062Trump\u2019s transition campaign spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt. While Trump has claimed\u2062 to have\u2062 a good rapport\u200c with Xi, he has also\u2063 been firm with the Chinese leader during his presidency, implementing tariffs on numerous Chinese goods. The decision on whether Xi will attend the inauguration remains uncertain.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gingrich says &rsquo;50\/50&rsquo; chance Xi Jinping accepts Trump inauguration invitation<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1905638\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/newt-gingrich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Newt Gingrich<\/a> suggested there is a 50% chance Chinese President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xi-jinping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Xi Jinping<\/a> will attend President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s inauguration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I think there&rsquo;s a 50\/50 chance that Xi Jinping is going to show up, which you have to admit, in terms of sending a signal to the planet, would be pretty unbelievable,&rdquo; Gingrich said, later calling the invitation a &ldquo;tremendous move.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s transition campaign spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3258304\/trump-invites-china-xi-jinping-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">confirmed<\/a> Thursday morning that the president-elect had asked Xi to the inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025. It is yet to be determined whether Xi will accept the invitation and attend the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-speak-at-cpac-in-dallas-in-july\/\" title=\"Trump to Speak at CPAC in Dallas in July\">high-profile event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump has frequently said he has a good relationship with Xi, the president-elect often played tough with the communist leader during his first term, hitting China with rounds of tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars&rsquo; worth of goods.&nbsp;Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3241853\/trump-tariffs-china-mexico-canada-drug-trafficking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announced<\/a> plans earlier this month to place &ldquo;an additional 10% Tariff, above any additional Tariffs&rdquo; on all Chinese products coming into the United States until Beijing cracks down on fentanyl flowing into the country.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this July 8, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump, left, and China&rsquo;s President Xi Jinping arrive for a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. (Saul Loeb\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leavitt said during a Fox News interview on Thursday that Trump&rsquo;s invitation was about &ldquo;creating an open dialogue with leaders of countries that are not just our allies but our adversaries and our competitors, too.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">words mirror sentiments expressed<\/a> by top players in the incoming Trump administration, including former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s pick for national intelligence director.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard came under fire for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3255450\/tulsi-gabbard-backs-trump-push-us-involvement-syria-post-assad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> meeting<\/a> with former Syrian leader Bashar Assad but has defended her decision to sit down with the totalitarian dictator, saying, &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got to be willing to meet with whoever we need to if there is a possibility and a chance that can help us take steps forward towards peace.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gingrich said Trump&rsquo;s move to extend an olive branch toward China comes because the president-elect &ldquo;believes in constant offense, constant momentum, keeping things going forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he gets up every day and tries to figure out, you know, &lsquo;Let&rsquo;s go to McDonald&rsquo;s or let&rsquo;s go to the garbage truck,&rsquo; whatever it takes, but he wants to be on offense,&rdquo; Gingrich said, making a reference to Trump&rsquo;s campaign<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3196160\/trump-mcdonalds-sling-fries-for-customers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> appearance<\/a> at the iconic franchise and his garbage truck photoshoot after President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3208688\/trump-campaign-slams-biden-trump-supporters-garbage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">suggested<\/a> Trump supporters are trash.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I suspect he woke up, looked around and thought, &lsquo;Yeah, I think my good friend Xi Jinping, we haven&rsquo;t been together in a long time, why don&rsquo;t I &hellip;?&rsquo;&rdquo; Gingrich continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If Xi accepts the invitation, he could find himself standing side by side with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is considering attending the inauguration as well, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-invites-china-xi-jinping-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according to<\/a> a CBS report.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1905638\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1905638\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gingrich estimates a 50% chance Xi Jinping will attend Trump&#8217;s inauguration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2379340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Trump-Xi.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[7473,5894,44805,32076,35581],"class_list":["post-2379339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gingrich","tag-politics","tag-trump-inauguration","tag-washington-examiner","tag-xi-jinping"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Trump-Xi.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2379339"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2379343,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2379339\/revisions\/2379343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2379340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2379339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2379339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2379339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}