The claim is directly and fully supported by the Semafor exclusive article ('Exclusive: Trump administration plans to invite CEOs from Nvidia, Apple, Exxon on China trip'), published May 7, 2026, and authored by Liz Hoffman. The article was fetched directly from semafor.com and confirms the core claim verbatim, sourced from 'a person familiar with the matter.' The official @semafor X account posted the same story, and it was widely amplified by journalists and financial news accounts. The only minor caveat is that the report is based on a single anonymous source and the White House and companies had not yet commented, meaning the plan could still change. The claim accurately reflects what Semafor reported.