Donald Trump Veers Off to the Side of Red Carpet Instead of Walking in a Straight Line as He and Melania Greet Xi Jinping: Watch

President Donald Trump veered severely left as he walked out of the White House for a photo op with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

In a clip from day two of Xi's state visit to the United States, Trump was seen exiting the White House in the center of a red carpet. By the end of the short walk outside, Donald was basically on the other end of the carpet while the first lady had been pushed off to the side.

The clip comes amid swirling questions about the president's gait.

President Trump has been spotted struggling to keep himself walking straight on numerous occasions. For example, in June, he was filmed zigzagging when walking off Marine One. In August 2025, he couldn't keep straight during a golf outing.

In recent months, critics have demanded answers about the boxy contraption that seems to protrude from beneath his suits. Some have speculated that the 80-year-old wears an exoskeleton to help him walk. The alleged contraption appeared again beneath the president's suit after the red carpet incident.

The White House, reticent to admit that the president has any physical problems, has never spoken about whether the president has trouble walking.

Some viewers, including Trump critics, were willing to give the president the benefit of the doubt.

"I would normally agree that he can’t walk straight, but here I think he’s just walking to the marker on the carpet for the pictures when he meets Xi," one user posted on X.

"[Melania Trump] has to guide them to where they should stand," added another user.

In the resulting photo op, the POTUS and President Xi both are centered on the red carpet, with the Chinese president standing on Donald's right.

Things didn't get less surreal after the POTUS photos with Xi.

The father-of-five ambled over to show his Chinese counterpart the new helipad he had installed on the White House lawn.

He then gave a bizarre quote to reporters, saying that Xi was a huge fan of "stone."

"We had a great meeting, and he has great interest in granite. He likes granite. He's an expert on stone. And he loves good granite,” he said.

Xi and the POTUS are set to have a dinner with tech executives Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg as part of the day's festivities, where world and tech leaders will discuss potential threats posed by AI.

The question has become a major talking point after AI executives raised the possibility of AI wiping out humanity within the decade.

The president said on Truth Social that both he and Xi believe there should not be guardrails placed on the technology.