Why did Trump wear gloves to greet China’s Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews?
Overcoat and gloves on mild autumn day prompt speculation, with Trump the only one of the two first couples dressed this way
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US President Donald Trump’s choice of attire at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday drew online attention as he made a rare personal appearance to welcome Xi Jinping.
Trump was on the tarmac to greet Xi on Wednesday evening as the Chinese president arrived in Washington for his first US state visit in more than a decade.
But while temperatures at the airbase were around 19 degrees Celsius (66 degrees Fahrenheit), Trump was the only one wearing a dark overcoat and gloves as he and first lady Melania Trump welcomed Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan.
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