Protesters are heard drowning out the U.S. national anthem as President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping are greeted ahead of a White House state dinner, according to multiple reports. Footage described by outlets shows the anthem’s sound being overpowered by chants or noise as the leaders move to begin official proceedings.

Both outlets characterize Trump’s visible reaction as frustrated in the moment, describing it as awkward or “mortified” as the anthem is drowned out. Daily Express and the Mirror differ primarily in tone and phrasing—one frames the scene as humiliation, while the other focuses on how the President appears to be left unsettled—though they report the same central sequence: protesters interfere with the anthem during the leaders’ arrival.

The reports do not agree in detail on the specific protest content in the accounts provided, but they converge on the timing (before the state dinner) and the immediate impact (disrupting the anthem during the ceremonial welcome).