Ivanka Trump’s Awkward Appearance During Trump-Xi Meeting Draws Attention
September 26, 2026
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5 min readDuring a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Ivanka Trump was conspicuously snubbed when both Xi and President Donald Trump walked past her and Vice President JD Vance without acknowledgment, leaving them standing awkwardly. The incident, captured on video and widely circulated, was compounded by the seating arrangement at the state dinner that evening, where Ivanka and Vance were not placed at the head table with Trump, Xi, Elon Musk, Tim Cook, and the CEOs of Nvidia and AMD. The episode highlighted Ivanka’s diminished status in the second Trump administration and coincided with ongoing protests in Albania against a luxury resort project she and Jared Kushner are developing on protected islands there.
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- 1 Ivanka Trump’s Awkward Appearance During Trump-Xi Meeting Draws Attention
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- 3 (02:15) **Ivanka Trump Humiliated at White House During Xi Jinping Visit** - Host opens with the main story: Ivanka Trump and JD Vance were snubbed when Trump and Xi walked past them without acknowledgment during the state visit.
- 4 (05:42) **State Dinner Seating Reveals Trump's Oligarch Inner Circle** - The seating arrangement at the state dinner excluded Ivanka and JD Vance entirely, placing tech billionaires and CEOs at the head table.
- 5 (06:08) **Albanian Prime Minister Addresses Flamingo Protests Against Kushner and Ivanka** - At the United Nations, Albania's Prime Minister Eddie Rama brought up the massive protests against Jared Kushner and Ivanka's attempt to take over protected Sazan Islands.
- 6 (09:30) **Egg Thrown at Albanian PM During UN Appearance** - Video footage shows Eddie Rama being hit with an egg while at the United Nations, reflecting the intensity of backlash against his government's deal with Kushner and Ivanka.
- 7 (11:43) **Ivanka's Puff Pieces Backfire as She's Compared to "Human Printer" Natalie Harp** - Media coverage of Ivanka's state visit role is mocked, with critics noting her resemblance to Trump's loyal aide who prints documents for him.
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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Ivanka Trump's awkward appearance during Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where she was notably absent from her father's table, as Meiselas also reports on the growing "Flamingo Revolution" in Albania and the controversy surrounding the Trump and Kushner families as the Alabama Prime Minister speaks before the UN.
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