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Trump Told Xi About Syria Strikes Over "Beautiful Chocolate Cake"
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Moneycontrol•22-09-2026, 17:53
Trump Told Xi About Syria Strikes Over "Beautiful Chocolate Cake"
- •During their first meeting in 2017, Donald Trump informed Xi Jinping about US missile strikes on Syria while they were having dessert.
- •Trump famously described the dessert as a "beautiful piece of chocolate cake" during his recollection of the event.
- •The US launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Syria's Shayrat airbase in response to a chemical attack in Khan Sheikhoun.
- •Then-US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson confirmed Trump informed Xi as the missiles were hitting their targets.
- •Xi Jinping reportedly responded to the news by stating that "no one should kill children."
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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping held their first two-day summit meeting on April 6-7, 2017, during Trump's first term in office.
Donald Trump told Xi Jinping about the military action near the end of dinner while they were eating dessert, famously describing it as a beautiful piece of chocolate cake.
According to then-US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, President Xi responded to the briefing by stating that no one should kill children.
