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Claim Analysis:

President Trump did make this statement during his opening remarks at the Beijing summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 13, 2026¹²
According to a transcript of his remarks, Trump said: "We ask the top 30 in the world. Every single one of them said yes. And I didn't want the second or the third in the company, I wanted only the top"²
Multiple news outlets including Forbes reported that Trump claimed he asked "the top 30" business executives to join and "every single one of them said yes"¹
However, news reports indicate the actual delegation of business leaders who accompanied Trump to China was significantly smaller—about 14 to 16 CEOs, with named lists including approximately 12 executives such as Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Jensen Huang, Larry Fink, and others³⁴⁵⁶⁷
The discrepancy suggests that either some executives who initially agreed were unable to attend, the number was rounded or exaggerated, or Trump's figure referred to invitations extended rather than confirmed attendees

Overall validity: 95%