President Trump landed in Beijing, China, on May 13 to kick off a historic summit between the world’s two most powerful heads of state.
The Commander in Chief wasn’t alone on his momentous excursion to the east. On top of his everyday advisors and confidantes, the President also took along a delegation that included several top CEOs, such as Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk and outgoing Apple boss Tim Cook.
Melania Trump stayed back at the White House and didn’t join her husband for the whirlwind Beijing summit.
But one guest close to America’s leading lady did show up in Trump’s posse — film director Brett Ratner. Who is Rattner? And why is he included in the President’s tight knit entourage in China?
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/05/12/us-news/rush-hour-director-brett-ratner-joining-trump-americas-top-business-leaders-in-china/
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