Marco Rubio Meets With China's Top Diplomat, Doesn't Mention Trump's Claim That China Stole 2020 Election - Joe. My. God.
The Washington Post reports: Secretary of State Marco Rubio struck a cordial tone with China’s top diplomat on the sidelines of a conference of Southeast Asian countries on Wednesday in an apparent bid to ease relations with Beijing ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to the United States in September. The top U. S. …
July 22, 2026Trump Administration,Trump LiesTheWashington Postreports:Secretary of State Marco Rubio struck a cordial tone with China’s top diplomat on the sidelines of a conference of Southeast Asian countries on Wednesday in an apparent bid to ease relations with Beijing ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to the United States in September. The top U. S. diplomat did not bring up President Donald Trump’s recent claims that Beijing interfered in the 2020 U. S. presidential election, expressed gratitude for Chinese cooperation on Iran, and touted progress on trade and counter-fentanyl efforts. Last week, it was less clear whether Trump was seeking to improve relations with Beijing when he delivered a prime-time address accusing China of making an “illicit” acquisition of U. S. voter files containing information that included phone numbers, names, addresses and party affiliations, all things that are publicly available. Read thefull article. Secretary of State Marco Rubio struck a cordial tone with China’s top diplomat on the sidelines of a conference of Southeast Asian countries in an apparent bid to ease relations with Beijing ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the U. S. [image or embed]— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost. com)July 22, 2026 at 11:30 AMREPORTER: Was there an agreement on election interference during your talk with the Chinese foreign minister?MARCO RUBIO: We didn’t discuss that topicpic. twitter. com/dn0suKL6RA— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar)July 22, 2026