Trump’s China Summit, Xi’s Surprise, and the Iran Warning
The Sean Hannity Show
Sean Hannity
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🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Sean Hannity returns with behind-the-scenes insight from President Trump’s high-stakes trip to China and the unexpected moments that shaped the meeting with President Xi. Sean breaks down how top American CEOs were brought into the room, why Trump’s unpredictability changed the tone of the summit, and what new signals emerged on trade, Boeing, energy, agriculture, and Iran. He also explains why China’s reported pledge not to provide military equipment to Iran could become a major foreign policy development. Plus, Sean reacts to escalating tensions in the Middle East and warns that time may be running out for Iran to accept a deal that prevents it from becoming a nuclear power.
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| 0:21.2 | Thanks to all of you for being with us. Write down our toll-free telephone number. If you want to be a part of the program, it is 800-9-4-1. Sean, if you want to join us, Linda, did you miss me while I was gone? Of course. Of course. More than you could imagine. The audience missed you too. I talked to you quite often because Linda would interview me on the days that I could be interviewed. |
| 0:27.1 | It was, I will tell you this, you know what's the most frustrating thing is as you get back to the country and you watch shows. |
| 0:34.8 | And I purposely went out of my way to do something I rarely do, and that is to watch |
| 0:38.5 | other people's coverage. And they are so freaking wrong. It is so frustrating. I've got to imagine |
| 0:45.2 | how frustrating it must be for the president about how this, this summit went to President |
| 0:52.2 | She did. I can give you little nuggets. |
| 0:55.0 | You want some nuggets, Linda? |
| 0:56.0 | I'll give you... I love nuggets. Big fan of nuggets. |
| 0:57.4 | Okay. |
| 0:58.3 | So the Nugget 1 is the first by Lat meets. |
| 1:02.8 | This is after the ceremony, the Great Hall of the People, et cetera, et cetera. |
| 1:08.4 | And, I mean, could they have given Donald Trump a warmer welcome number one when |
| 1:13.8 | Air Force one landed one two could they give it have given him a warmer welcome than that |
| 1:20.9 | ceremony with these kids where you know waving china flags and American flags and the national |
| 1:26.2 | anthem and their national anthem and |
| 1:28.1 | then the bilat that goes on much longer than expected. Here's a little nugget. |
| 1:33.3 | It was a Fox News.com article on this too, how US CEOs quietly teamed up with Trump to |
| 1:39.4 | gain leverage over China. And for example, I met and I spent a lot of time, I really loved this guy. Jensen |
| 1:47.7 | Wong is his name. His life background experience is phenomenal from Taiwan, came to America |
| 1:53.1 | at nine, and his parents had no money. He's now worth billions and billions and billions. And he's a genius. And he's the |
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