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A composite/edited photo (news photograph with graphic text overlay) showing a military bomber aircraft flying overhead in a cloudy sky, with a gothic-script "Only Trump" logo surrounded by a ring of stars beneath it. Below, on an airport tarmac with a red carpet, a man resembling Xi Jinping (in a dark suit with red tie) stands next to a man resembling Donald Trump, who is saluting with his right hand, wearing a dark overcoat and blue tie. Behind them is a large white airplane with blue stripe markings labeled "AIR CHINA" and a row of honor guard members in white uniforms. A woman resembling Melania Trump stands to the right in a black dress/coat with her hand over her heart. The image appears to be from a state visit or diplomatic arrival ceremony.

Text in image: Only Trump AIR CHINA

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A scanned document page styled as a declassified/leaked "CIA NOTE" memo with a CIA-style star logo, redacted (black-bar) source citations, and a subject line about sensitive PRC (China) reporting from 2018–2020. The body text describes intelligence claims that China's Communist Party sought to reduce the U.S. President's votes and prevent his re-election, analyzed U.S. states that voted for him in 2016 to target sectors with tariffs to induce lobbying, hoped for a president unfavorable outcome due to election uncertainty, used paid speaking engagements and travel to cultivate influence with U.S. think tanks/academics/former officials to pressure discussion of tariffs, and directed resources toward political swing states ahead of the 2020 election. Several paragraphs are cut off at the bottom of the visible image.

Text in image: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CIA NOTE (U) Subject: Sensitive PRC Reporting from 2018 – 2020 [REDACTED] The following contains portions of sensitive reporting that was disseminated between 2018 and 2020 related to the People's Republic of China (PRC). This is not a comprehensive synopsis or summary of all reporting disseminated during that time period: • [REDACTED] In mid-2018, the Chinese Communist Party's policy was to leverage all domestic and foreign elements that were opposed to the U.S. President in an effort to reduce the U.S. President's votes and make him resign or prevent his re-election. [REDACTED] • [REDACTED] Also in mid-2018, China was working to influence the results of the U.S. mid-term elections, and later the results of the 2020 U.S. Presidential elections. As part of this campaign, China was analyzing the 2016 U.S. Presidential elections and identifying U.S. states who voted for the U.S. President. The Chinese would then identify sectors within these states that support the U.S. President's political party, and would attempt to make these sectors experience negative financial consequences by levying tariffs on exports to China from those sectors. The Chinese hoped that these measures would induce representatives from these sectors to lobby the U.S. President. [REDACTED] • [REDACTED] As of mid-2018, the PRC's ultimate goal with regard to the U.S. elections was for the U.S. President not to be re-elected. China found the uncertainty of the U.S. administration unsettling. [REDACTED] • [REDACTED] Separately, the Chinese Government used a number of means to exert influence over individuals it believed would speak on behalf of Chinese interests with senior U.S. officials. China regularly extended invitations to influential U.S. individuals to travel to China for speaking engagements for which they were paid significant speaking fees, along with first-class travel and accommodation. This was effective particularly with think tank officials, academics, and former U.S. government employees. The goal of these activities was to get either U.S. corporations or U.S. individuals "hooked on China." By doing so, the Chinese relied on hitting these entities in the wallet to force them to talk with the U.S. President about tariffs. [REDACTED] • [REDACTED] In mid-2019, China assessed that a means to gain advantage over U.S. policy was to direct additional, unspecified resources toward political swing states, as China assessed these states would play a crucial role for the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Along with this, it was also...

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A news photograph showing two men in dark suits — one recognizable as Donald Trump in a navy suit with a red tie, the other resembling Xi Jinping in a navy suit with a purple tie — walking together along a red carpet during a formal state ceremony. A Chinese honor guard soldier in a green dress uniform with white gloves and a ceremonial sword marches beside them on the left, while a long line of People's Liberation Army honor guard troops in white-and-orange dress uniforms stands at attention along the right side of the carpet, holding rifles. Tall ornate lamp posts and trees are visible in the background under an overcast sky.

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A screenshot of a social media post (X/Twitter style) from user "Nick Sortor" (@nicksortor, verified account, with a "Subscribe" button visible, indicating this is a repost/quote of his post). The post consists of a headline followed by a series of quoted statements attributed to President Trump about tariffs and trade, regarding Mack Trucks workers cheering at their Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania factory.

Text in image: Nick Sortor @nicksortor Subscribe 🚨 MASSIVE cheers from Mack Trucks workers in Lehigh Valley as President Trump celebrates their factory ROCKETING BACK after decades of abuse by America last admins "They put China first. They put illegal aliens first, and everybody else first BUT YOU. But we put you first by a lot. "I placed a 25% tariff on medium and heavy duty trucks so that Mack Truck could do very well with this factory in Pennsylvania." "They're CHEATERS and ABUSERS and violators of the world like no president has ever stood up before." "I placed 50% tariffs on foreign copper, aluminum, and steel so they couldn't come in and steal your jobs. And sometimes even more than 100% tariffs. They weren't going to come in from foreign lands and steal your jobs if they wanted to come in. They pay 100%, they pay 200%. I don't care what it is. They're NOT going to steal your jobs. Okay?!" "Within a SINGLE YEAR of taking office, I slashed trade deficit with China by the largest amount in the history of trade. I cut it by 67%."

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We had a very good talk, and we've straightened out any complexity. It's very complex stuff, and we straightened it out. The agreement was we're going to have Scott and Howard and Jameson will be going and meeting with their top people and continued forward. But no, I think we have everything. I think we're in very good shape with China and the trade deal. We have a deal with China, as you know, but we were straightening out some of the points, having to do mostly with rare earth, magnets, and some other things. So those reduced trade tariff rates, they remain in effect? We have the deal. I mean, we've had a deal. We announced the deal, and we'll be-- I guess you could say-- I wouldn't even say finalizing it up, Scott. I would say we have a deal, and we're going to just make sure that everybody understands what the deal is. OK? We had a really good conversation. By the way, he invited me to China, and I invited him here, we both accepted. So I'll be going there with the First Lady at a certain point, and he'll be coming here hopefully with the First Lady of China.

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