Trump ‘terribly weakened’ ahead of China visit: Top Armed Services Democrat

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said Sunday that President Trump is heading into his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a “weakened” position.

“President Trump is going into this meeting terribly weakened,” Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, told host Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday.”

“He has involved ourselves in a conflict with Iran. There’s a stalemate now. The Iranians are holding 20 percent of the world’s oil at risk,” he added, referring to the Iranian military’s restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump will visit Beijing for a summit with Xi on Thursday and Friday. The two leaders have not met in person since October, and a U.S. president has not visited China since Trump met with Xi in Beijing more than eight years ago.

The summit comes as the U.S. seeks a permanent end to hostilities with Iran. The Chinese government, which has close ties to the Islamic Republic,........

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