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Mediaite independently confirms the timing, subject, and wording of the question about what signal Xi’s visit sent given China’s treatment of journalists, supporting the substance of the AFP-question claim although it does not identify the reporter as Danny Kemp. DIRECT_TEXT

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Source: Trump Says ‘We’re Repressive’ When Asked About China · locator {} · excerpt hash sha256:d55d23453c0a9fc2bdfab59926ef40d4749064c2b9adcea67859163f9577917d

During an Oval Office question-and-answer session Friday, just minutes after announcing that he was banning three major news outlets from the White House, a reporter asked about Chinese President Xi Jinping coming to the U.S. for an official state visit next week. “China is one of the most repressive countries for journalists in the world,” the reporter said. “What signal does it send—”