Trumps Week: China Visit, JD Vance and Dr Oz Crack Down on Medicaid Fraud, and a New Monument

Christian Post Documents Five Highlights From President's Week as Beijing Trip and Family Support Initiatives Lead the Administration's Agenda

President Donald Trump's week ended with five major initiatives reported by The Christian Post on 16 May 2026. The headline was the China visit, the first US presidential trip to Beijing during the new Xi Jinping summit cycle, where Trump pressed religious liberty concerns alongside trade.

Domestic action included new family support programmes, a Medicaid and Medicare fraud crackdown spearheaded by Vice President JD Vance and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services head Dr Mehmet Oz, and movement on a National Garden of American Heroes monument.

Trump Administration Highlights China Religious Liberty and Medicaid Fraud Crackdown

The Medicaid and Medicare fraud crackdown is one of the administration's flagship efforts to recover taxpayer dollars. Vance and Oz have been pursuing organised fraud networks that the Biden administration largely ignored. The new family support programmes are seen as part of the administration's broader pro family agenda, which Christian groups have largely applauded.

The China trip drew most international attention. The administration faced sustained pressure from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom to raise the persecution of Chinese Christians, Uyghur Muslims, and Tibetan Buddhists in direct face to face talks with Xi. Reporting suggests Trump did raise religious freedom concerns, though specifics have not yet been disclosed.

The Crusader's Opinion

Trump took religious liberty into the meeting room with Xi Jinping. That alone is something previous American presidents avoided. Vance and Oz are doing the hard work of fighting Medicaid fraud, a problem that drains tens of billions every year. The family support initiative continues a pro family agenda that has been mostly absent from American federal policy for decades. The week was full of substance. Christians should pray for the president, the vice president, and the team. Continue to demand more, especially on religious liberty in China.

Take Action

• Read: The Christian Post's full week in review
• Donate: China Aid supporting persecuted Chinese Christians
• Contact: Your senator demanding strong USCIRF leadership appointments
• Pray: For the President, JD Vance, and Dr Oz
• Share: The week's five highlights and ask which the legacy media will cover