Donald Trump had members of the United States Army roll out a 100 foot long red carpet for the arrival of Xi Jinping.

Posted by The Briefing with Jen Psaki, Sep 24, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Sources: 5 support1 context
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Confidence: 80%

The Briefing with Jen PsakiSep 24, 2026

Multiple tier1 sources confirm that a 100-foot red carpet was rolled out at Joint Base Andrews for Xi Jinping's arrival and that Trump greeted him on it. Reuters video says US military personnel rolled it out, and no source contradicts an Army role, though none names the Army specifically, so that detail is unconfirmed rather than false.

What was said

… Tonight, Donald Trump became the first American president in recent history to travel to Joint Base Andrews for the purpose of wait for it, everyone personally welcoming the leader of China to the United States. In fact, Trump not only greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife on the tarmac, he also had members of the United States Army roll out a literal 100 foot long red carpet. And normally, we would put all of that on your screen for you to see for yourself, mainly in this case to just talk about how crazy and unprecedented it all is, but tonight we're not going to be doing that, because last week Trump banned this network, as …

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What we found

Supports. Reuters reports Trump and his wife greeted Xi on a 100-foot-long red carpet rolled out on the tarmac beside Xi's plane at Joint Base Andrews.[1]

Supports. The Hill and BBC independently describe a 100-foot red carpet at the bottom of Xi's plane staircase, where Trump greeted him for the arrival ceremony.[2][3]

Supports. A Reuters video wrap says members of the US military rolled out the red carpet for Xi's arrival and were seen smoothing it before he disembarked.[4]

Supports. AP-syndicated coverage on ADN describes a 100-foot long red carpet unfurled at the bottom of the staircase for the arrival of Xi and his wife.[5]

Context. No source names the US Army as the branch that rolled out the carpet; the sources say only 'US military personnel' or 'staff.' The Army detail is not addressed, and the Air Force band mentioned in coverage is a separate element.[4][6]