President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a state dinner at the White House, joined by tech leaders including Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, and Tim Cook. The event brought together powerful figures from Silicon Valley and Chinese politics. Trump departed from prepared remarks to showcase his new ballroom construction project.

He invited guests like Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sam Altman to visit the site. The president also highlighted the new helipad and driveway built for Xi's visit. Xi presented two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, for the Atlanta zoo.

Trump gifted a large bald eagle statue to the Chinese leader. The evening focused on pageantry rather than discussing artificial intelligence policy.