US politics live: Trump to wrap up Xi summit with a tour of US archives

Xi is expected to depart Washington after touring the nation’s vault of records, where the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are held Sign up for US Breaking News emails During talks at the White House yesterday, President Trump told visiting Chinese leader Xi Jinping that it would be “unacceptable” for China to help Iran during the US’s military campaign against the country, a US official told CNBC this morning. “We made ⁠it very clear to them weeks ago that, ‌you know, any help ‌that they would give Iran, ‌whether it be direct or indirect, whether it be intelligence or parts or military equipment, was totally unacceptable,” Perdue said in an interview with CNBC. “President Trump made that very clear again ‌yesterday.” Continue reading...