Trump welcome to Xi demonstrates 'attraction' to dictators: top Democrat

Published Sep 25, 2026 1:13 am KST

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a press conference following the Democrat weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. Reuters-Yonhap

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer accused President Donald Trump Thursday of being in thrall to authoritarian leaders — pointing to his red-carpet welcome for China's Xi Jinping.

"If you're a foreign authoritarian, Trump won't just invite you to visit America, he'll greet you plane-side," Schumer said on the Senate floor. "That's what Trump did, sort of as a supplicant, for Xi yesterday. That's what Trump did for Putin in Alaska last year. This man has an atavistic attraction to dictators, to bad people."

发布于2026年9月25日凌晨1点13分（韩国标准时间）

美国参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默（纽约州民主党籍）周三在华盛顿特区国会山举行的民主党每周政策午餐会后举行新闻发布会。路透社-韩联社

华盛顿——美国参议院多数党领袖查克·舒默周四指责唐纳德·特朗普总统受制于独裁领导人——并指出他对中国国家主席习近平的盛情欢迎。

舒默在参议院发言时说：“如果你是外国独裁者，特朗普不仅会邀请你访问美国，还会亲自到飞机旁迎接你。昨天，特朗普就以某种恳求者的姿态迎接了习近平。去年在阿拉斯加，特朗普也以同样的方式迎接了普京。这个人对独裁者、对坏人有一种原始的迷恋。”