WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 24: Protesters simulate assailing an effigy of President Xi near the White House on September 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting a three-day state visit to Washington, DC where the leaders are expected to discuss trade practices, artificial intelligence and furthering "strategic stability" between their countries.  (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 24: Protesters against President Xi gather near the White House on September 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting a three-day state visit to Washington, DC where the leaders are expected to discuss trade practices, artificial intelligence and furthering "strategic stability" between their countries.  (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 24: Protesters against President Xi gather near the White House on September 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting a three-day state visit to Washington, DC where the leaders are expected to discuss trade practices, artificial intelligence and furthering "strategic stability" between their countries.  (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 24: Protesters against President Xi gather near the White House on September 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting a three-day state visit to Washington, DC where the leaders are expected to discuss trade practices, artificial intelligence and furthering "strategic stability" between their countries.  (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 24: Protesters simulate assailing an effigy of President Xi near the White House on September 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting a three-day state visit to Washington, DC where the leaders are expected to discuss trade practices, artificial intelligence and furthering "strategic stability" between their countries.  (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Demonstrators punch a dummy depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping during a protest against his state visit to Washington, DC, on September 24, 2026. President Xi is on a State visit to the United States from September 23 to 25. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Protesters from the 'Free Tibet' movement gather outside the US Capitol after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2026. President Xi is on a State visit to the United States from September 23 to 25. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Protesters from the 'Free Tibet' movement gather outside the US Capitol after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2026. President Xi is on a State visit to the United States from September 23 to 25. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)