J.D. Vance on Trump’s visit to China
While in the White House, Vice President J.D. Vance compared his situation to Macaulay Culkin in the 1990 film Home Alone.US Secret Service rules do not allow the president and vice president to travel abroad together, in order to protect the line of succession.US President Donald Trump is currently on an official visit to China and is expected to return on Saturday.“As you know, the president just arrived in China a few hours ago. As you may know, due to Secret Service protocols, I do not travel out of the country with the president of the United States,” Vance told reporters on Wednesday.“So on days like today, I sometimes feel like Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone,” the vice president said, drawing laughter from reporters. “I walk into the White House, and it’s so quiet, there’s no one there, and it takes me a second to realize exactly what’s going on.”Vance, who leads the anti-fraud task force, also warned that the administration could “withhold” federal funding for government health insurance programs in states that do not cooperate with the Trump administration’s crackdown on suspected fraud.Home Alone, directed by Chris Columbus, tells the story of eight-year-old Kevin, who protects his home from burglars after it is accidentally left behind when his family goes on a Christmas vacation abroad.Meanwhile, Trump was received by his Chinese counterpart
Xi Jinping
In the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for the main talks.
