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Oct 18, 2026 Trump claimed China is not supporting the Houthis based solely on assurances from President Xi Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
The president publicly dismissed documented intelligence on foreign military support to hostile actors in favor of a foreign leader's personal assurance.
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- Trump claimed Xi denied Chinese support for Houthis — The bulletin noted that Trump stated China is not supporting the Houthis because President Xi told him so, and Trump said Xi would never lie to him because he respects him too much. This statement contradicted contemporaneous reporting from the Telegraph and research groups documenting Chinese companies as the largest source of military components supplied to the Houthis.
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Week 92 – 2026-10-17–2026-10-23
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