Video of US military adjusting red carpet for China’s Xi sparks online backlash
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Relevance
14/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
17/15
Depth
6/15
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A video clip showing uniformed US military personnel on their hands and knees making last-minute adjustments to a red carpet has gone viral online, as President Donald Trump rolled out a lavish welcome for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews. The 12-second clip, which circulated widely on US social media, captured several service members hurriedly smoothing and cleaning the 30
