These Trump State Dinner Guests Have Maine Connections

President Donald Trump hosted a White House state dinner Thursday night with several people connected to Maine on the guest list.

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Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, during their visit to the United States.

Trump and Xi discussed trade, rare earth minerals, and artificial intelligence during the visit.

Among those on the White House guest list were Chief Justice John Roberts and his wife, Jane Sullivan Roberts.

The couple owns a vacation home on Hupper Island, off Port Clyde in the Maine town of St. George.

Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman was another guest on the list with a connection to Maine.

As a child, Schwarzman spent summers at Camp Caribou in Winslow. In 2011, the Blackstone Charitable Foundation announced a $3 million initiative to support entrepreneurs in Maine.

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And there you have it! From the chief justice to a prominent business executive, the state dinner’s guest list included several people with ties to the Pine Tree State.

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