Trump just hosted Xi Jinping at the White House like it was a friendship tour. Bald eagle sculpture at dinner. Invitation to walk the unfinished ballroom. Granite helipad. Marine One. Fighter jets and a B-2 overhead. A photo of the two of them already hanging in the West Wing. This is the first White House meeting between the two men. Trump greeted Xi at Andrews, showed him the renovations, cracked the Biden autopen bit, and talked “mutual respect.” Xi talked market access for Chinese cars and “partnership” on advanced AI chips. Two pandas are headed to Atlanta. Tech names were on the dinner list. What you did not get was a public answer on the fentanyl pipeline that has killed about 488,000 Americans in a decade, on Taiwan, or on imprisoned publisher Jimmy Lai. If this is “America First” diplomacy, you should be able to see the trade. If it’s just the show, you should be able to say that too.Pat also covered: Delegations walk out the second Netanyahu takes the U.N. podium Macklemore announces a Gaza tour coming to a city near you Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.V.) rolls baby dog in a covered wagon for a Capitol birthday bash Trump at Neyland: Tennessee-Texas and the "GameDay" guest pick Sunny Hostin’s “I was the lone holdout” jury story doesn’t match the 1991 reportingDoes a state dinner with an eagle gift count as leverage — or as a photo the Chinese will use at home? Have we seen this movie before: pomp first, fentanyl and chips later?If you want unfiltered truth and commonsense analysis that cuts through the noise, hit subscribe and turn on notifications.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices