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A screenshot of a CNN Politics article. The headline reads: "9.99 out of 10": Visit got US and China back on track, China scholar says, byline "By Kathleen Magramo." Below is a photo of small Chinese and American flags mounted on a car in a motorcade, with a chain-link fence and greenery in the background. Article text below the photo states the photo caption and quotes a China scholar praising a Trump-Xi summit.

Text in image: CNN Politics "9.99 out of 10": Visit got US and China back on track, China scholar says By Kathleen Magramo The US and China flags are seen on a vehicle in the motorcade of US President Donald Trump as it leaves the hotel in Beijing on Thursday. A China scholar told CNN he rates the Trump-Xi summit a "9.99 out of 10." "Very successful, highly choreographed, but also a lot of spontaneity and also a lot of excitement," said Victor Gao, who was once the English interpreter for China's former President Deng Xiaoping, and is now a chair professor at Soochow University. "China did put its best foot forward. And the Americans, government officials, as well as business leaders – all did the right thing. So this is truly a historical moment." 1

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A screenshot of a printed document page (page 2 of a multi-page document), showing plain black text on a white background discussing commentary attributed to someone named "Gao" about President Trump resuming presidential visits to China, the Temple of Heaven as a meeting site, and hopes for peace. A page number "2" appears at the bottom right.

Text in image: Gao also remarked that President Donald Trump made a major move in resuming presidential visits to China, marking an "important step in the right direction" for the relationship between the countries. American presidents since Ronald Reagan had gone to China at least once during their terms, but Joe Biden did not make such a visit during his presidency between January 2021 and January 2025. The choice of Beijing's Temple of Heaven for a Xi-Trump visit also bore great significance, he said, as it was where emperors in a previous era prayed for good harvests, peace and stability. Gao said he hoped the leaders prayed for peace in the world. "I hope it will carry significance for many years to come," he said. 2

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- What do you make of that? - Absolutely, I think people have seen the Biden's weakness layer on the world stage, and in America you're talking about the borders wide open, you're talking about Afghanistan was toppled by the Taliban, Russia invaded Ukraine, Israel's been attacked by Hamas, terrorism's back on the rise. People miss the mean tweets and statements from President Trump because they had a strong economy, they had a closed border, and the world was just a less dangerous place, right? And so I think an interesting part here is President Trump, he said this to me recently, that his voters are just very loyal to him, and that's why I think a lot of them have been annoyed with Ron DeSantis, other candidates who've taken shots, and even tried to run against him, because they liked his policy, they liked the tax cuts, they liked the energy dominance, they liked the secure border, they liked the Supreme Court justices that he was picking, and so they missed that, right? And so I think that's the contrast selection here in the primary, which he's running away with, up 35 points, that's massive here, and 83% of those voters are locked in with Trump, it's just hard to overcome in the primary.

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A political campaign graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background. On the left is a close-up photo of Donald Trump wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie, with a stern/serious expression. On the right is a photo of a smiling man with short gray/brown hair, glasses, and a beard/goatee, wearing a navy suit, white shirt, and a red-patterned tie with a round pin on his lapel. At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo with stars on either side.

Text in image: FLORIDA STATE REPRESENTATIVE (FL-HD-72) BILL CONERLY WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! ★★★★★

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A political campaign graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background. Bold white and red text at top announces an election win. Below the text are two head-and-shoulders photos: on the left, a man with light blond/orange hair and an orange-toned complexion wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and blue tie, with a stern, frowning expression, looking slightly down and to the side; on the right, a balding gray-haired man with a short beard/mustache, wearing a dark pinstriped suit, white shirt, and red patterned tie with a round pin on his lapel, smiling. Between/below the two photos is a boxed logo reading "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" flanked by rows of five stars on each side.

Text in image: CONGRESSMAN (OH-06) MIKE RULLI WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

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tracking on a slew of far left policies since launching her presidential campaign nearly two weeks ago from fracking the border health care and forcing americans to sell their guns to the federal government here's some flashback sound listen carefully there's no question that we've got to critically re-examine ice and its role and the way that it is being administered i am offering a green new deal that has been described as one of the most aggressive and progressive there's no question i'm in favor of banning fracking would you ban offshore drilling yes you support the medicare for all bill i think initially co-sponsored by senator canada let's eliminate all of that let's move on crick say harris's pivoting is just a ploy in order to court potential voters especially in swing states besides pivoting on her positions there was this moment in 2017 then senator kamala harris fumed at americans were saying merry christmas while some illegal immigrants were getting protections and when we all sing happy tunes and sing merry christmas and wish each other merry christmas these children are not going to have a merry christmas how dare we speak merry christmas how dare we they will not have a merry christmas

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An archival (appears to be 1990s) color photograph of five men in suits standing close together, posed for a group photo at what looks like an indoor event or arena, with a crowd visible in the dark background and a partial sign reading "TRUMP" in the upper right. From left to right: a younger man with light brown hair in a navy pinstripe suit and gold tie who resembles Donald Trump, shaking hands with a man in the center-right of the group; a man with a mustache in a white shirt and dark red tie who resembles Jesse Jackson, with his arm around the man in the pinstripe suit; a man with a distinctive gray pompadour hairstyle and glasses, smiling broadly, who resembles boxing promoter Don King; a man in a dark pinstripe suit with a white shirt and magenta tie, wearing a wristwatch and ring, whose face resembles Muhammad Ali, shaking hands with the man in the navy suit; and behind them, partially visible, a man with a mustache and another older man with white hair and glasses.

Text in image: TRUMP

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I want to thank him for what he's done to fight terrorism. I want to thank him for what he's done for our military. I want to thank him for what he has done to stand by our veterans. I want to thank him for what he's done for our economy. Trump has almost the entire media against him. Fake news day after day after day. He's facing opposition unlike any other president we've seen and he is standing tall for us. I think even his worst critic would say he's been somebody that has been determined to keep the promises he made. Donald Trump wrote The Art of the Deal. He knows how to negotiate it. And I think that Donald Trump has done a better job appointing judges to both the U.S. Supreme Court and the appeals court than any other president in my lifetime, including one of my heroes Ronald Reagan. So God bless Donald Trump for doing that. Is this Trump country or why? I'm Donald J. Trump and I approve this message.

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The Trump administration, we will once again protect American jobs, American workers, American wages, American borders, and we're going to protect most importantly American families because American families are being hit very hard.

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A news/official photograph taken in the Oval Office. A man in a dark Marine Corps dress uniform with a white peaked cap, wearing a Medal of Honor around his neck along with several other service ribbons and medals, stands behind and to the left of a large ornately carved wooden desk (the Resolute Desk), holding open a small display case containing a medal/badge. Seated at the desk is an older man with blond/light hair wearing a dark navy suit, white shirt, and red tie, smiling broadly at the camera with his hands resting on a document/folder on the desk. On the desk are a document/paper, two dark blue boxes, two black desktop phone/intercom units, and a small wooden block. Behind the desk are framed photographs on a side table, and in the background are gold/yellow curtains, an American flag, and a blue presidential-style flag with a gold eagle emblem.

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It doesn't get much more serious than that. The chairman of the House Intel Committee doesn't have declassification authority over these types of documents. They are made available to Congress under very tightly controlled rules. This has been a source of tension for years, and members of both parties have gone out of their way to assure that this material would be closely held and not weaponized. This was viewed as one of the most political chairs of that committee in its history. This is a truly chilling account, if true. When I first read it, frankly, I was taken aback because it's perfectly moronic to commit such a felony with a planning conference meeting with staff. That's not usually how things are leaked in Washington, D.C. What makes this different, Will, is that this was a statement made to FBI agents. The person who made this statement was no doubt aware that lying to FBI agents is not just a crime, but a crime that was repeatedly prosecuted during prior administrations, including the Obama and Biden administrations. Making this statement puts you at risk. That's why someone's lying here, and someone's a felon. Let's just for a moment hypothetically take this whistleblower at their word. Let's assume for a moment that it's true, professor. What kind of punishment follows for leaking classified information? This is a very significant punishment. You can have, in addition to having multiple counts, you can easily go 10 years in terms of a sentence, if not more, depending on the circumstances and the number of violations. Each of these leaks is an individual violation. Each of these documents would likely be charged as a violation. That type of count-stacking is precisely what Mueller and others did. Remember, these are very similar to the types of claims made against Donald Trump and Mar-a-Lago that he removed material and properly stored them. There were also allegations that he might have revealed them to third parties. This is much more serious in that, in one sense. Trump was accused of negligence in most of these counts. This would be a premeditated criminal act to release classified information to damage one's political opponents.

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♪ And I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free ♪ ♪ Then I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me ♪ ♪ And I'd rather stand up next to you when they've met her still today ♪ ♪ 'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land ♪ ♪ God bless the U.S.A. ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ From the Legion, Minnesota ♪ ♪ To the hills of Tennessee ♪ ♪ Across the plains of Texas ♪ ♪ Come see the shining sea ♪ ♪ And Detroit down to Houston ♪ ♪ And New York to their name ♪ ♪ Where there's pride in every American heart ♪ ♪ And it's time we stand and say ♪ ♪ God I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free ♪

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A photograph of a man in a navy suit with blond hair and a red tie (resembling Donald Trump) gripping hands with a shirtless, muscular man wearing a red bandana, yellow-tinted sunglasses pushed up on his forehead, a white handlebar mustache, and a cross necklace (resembling Hulk Hogan), as if arm wrestling or shaking hands in a strongman-style grip. Both men have exaggerated, intense facial expressions — the suited man is grinning with eyes scrunched shut, and the muscular man has his mouth open wide as if yelling. They are indoors against a beige textured wall with dot patterning.

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