President Donald Trump saw red when images of Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin popped up of the three attending China’s largest-ever military parade on Wednesday in Beijing.
The parade marked the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, ABC News reported.
Trump went on Truth Social and said Xi was “conspiring against” the United States.
“May President Xi and the wonderful people of China have a great and lasting day of celebration. Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America,” Trump wrote as the parade was underway.
Trump wrote about America’s involvement and sacrifices in World War II.
“The big question to be answered is whether or not President Xi of China will mention the massive amount of support and ‘blood’ that The United States of America gave to China in order to help it to secure its FREEDOM from a very unfriendly foreign invader,” Trump wrote.
“Many Americans died in China’s quest for Victory and Glory. I hope that they are rightfully Honored and Remembered for their Bravery and Sacrifice!” the president added.
Xi called the Chinese People’s Liberation Army a “heroic force.” He also spoke of nations and treating each other as equals.
“The Chinese nation is a great nation that does not fear violence, and that stands independent and strong,” Xi said. “In the past, when confronted with a life-or-death struggle between justice and evil, light and darkness, progress and reaction, the Chinese people stood united, rose up in resistance, and fought for the survival of the country, the rejuvenation of the nation and the cause of human justice.”
Yuri Ushakov, a top aide to Putin, said Trump’s conspiracy allegations were not warranted.
“I want to say that no one organized any conspiracies, no one was weaving anything, no conspiracies,” Ushakov said.
“Moreover, no one even had that in their minds, none of these three leaders had that,” Ushakov said.
“Everyone understands the role that the United States, the current administration of President Trump and President Trump personally play in the current international arrangements,” Ushakov said in a video posted by Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin to his Telegram channel.
The three were together as Ukraine and Western countries continue to speculate collaboration of the them in bolstering Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Putin met with Kim after the parade, according to a Kremlin readout published Wednesday.
Putin thanked Kim for North Korean troops fighting Ukraine’s incursion in Russia’s western Kursk region last year.
“I would like to emphasize that your soldiers fought valiantly and heroically,” Putin said, according to the Kremlin’s readout. “We will never forget the sacrifices made by your armed forces and the families of your military personnel.”
Kim responded by offering more help if needed.
“As I said during our previous meeting, if there is anything we can do to help Russia, we will certainly do that, and we will regard this as our fraternal duty,” Kim said. “We will do everything in our power to assist Russia.”
The two were seen hugging after the meeting as Putin invited Kim to visit Russia.
“Come back again,” Putin said.
The North Korean Foreign Ministry issued a statement Wednesday, saying Kim was “enveloped in an atmosphere of the warmest friendship and enthusiastic welcome” on his arrival in Beijing.
