skip to contentAdvertisementSpeaking at a White House breakfast, Trump described how Xi’s aides stood rigidly behind him during their bilateral in Busan last month.By: Express Web Desk New Delhi,November 5, 2025 11:42 PM IST First published on: Nov 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM IST ShareWhatsapptwitterFacebookUS President Donald Trump, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, third left, hold the summit talk at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, Oct 30. (AP Photo)US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, while recalling the recent meeting with his Chinese counterpart, said that he had “never seen men so scared in their lives” as the officials accompanying Xi Jinping, adding with a laugh that he wished his own cabinet showed the same.Speaking at a White House breakfast, Trump described how Xi’s aides stood rigidly behind him during their bilateral meeting in Busan last month. “Every one of those people were standing like this,” he said, mimicking their posture with his arms behind his back and chin raised. “They were at attention.”When Trump tried to speak to one of them, he said, “I got no response. And President Xi didn’t let him have any,” before adding with a grin, “I want my Cabinet to behave like that.”Turning to Vice President JD Vance during the breakfast, Trump added: “Why don’t you behave like that? JD doesn’t behave like that. JD butts into conversations. I want to have that for at least a couple of days, OK, JD?”NEW: President Trump jokes about an exchange with a Chinese official who stayed silent while standing beside Chinese President Xi — teasing that Vice President Vance “budges into conversations!” pic.twitter.com/8sQv018rwy— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 5, 2025The quip came after Trump’s first in-person meeting with Xi since his return to the White House. Held in Busan ahead of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Summit, the talks centred on trade frictions and China’s growing global assertiveness.The meeting lasted about one hour and forty minutes. As they left the building, the leaders seemed to be exchanging pleasantries and a handshake. Trump said something into Xi’s ear before both leaders departed.Calling Xi a “very tough negotiator,” Trump said their dialogue was “frank” and “focused on long-standing economic disputes.”AdvertisementAdvertisementLoading Taboola...