Since their parent company Disney was beholden to the Chinese Communist Party, even giving a “special thanks” to those carrying out a genocide against Uighurs in the credits of Mulan, ABC foreign correspondent Britt Clennett beclowned herself and the network during Wednesday’s Good Morning America. With prime seating in Tiananmen Square, Clennett had a huge smile on her face as she was overcome with awe at the military equipment and being able to lay her eyes on Chinese dictator Xi Jinping.

“Yeah, just a remarkable sight to see here in Beijing. China very much flexing its military muscle, with the latest generation of ballistic missiles and drones in a carefully choreographed parade designed to show its patriotism and power,” Clennett boasted to co-host Michael Strahan a head of the video portion of her report.

Touting the parade as Xi’s “grand show of force,” she fawned over the pageantry of the event:

Marking 80 years since the end of World War II with its biggest ever military parade. We were there as the crowd of more than 50,000 waived Chinese flags, cheering as thousands of soldiers marched in perfect unison. Several hundred ground weapon systems on display, over 100 aircraft and jets ripping through the sky above Tiananmen Square.

The guests of honor, Russian president Vladimir Putin, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un with Xi, together for the first time watching over the parade from the balcony.

“The crowd is clapping, XI Jinping is flanked by Putin and Kim just over there in an extraordinary show of unity,” she beamed from her prime seat overlooking the point where the soldiers would pass in front of Xi.

She also rhetorically applauded how this was a chance for Xi “to unveil his country's newest military hardware to the world.” “We are seeing hypersonic missiles, stealth fighters, drones. This is about Chinese President Xi Jinping showing his military is modern, that it is advanced and ready for combat,” she said.

Further proving which side Disney and ABC were on, the only time Clennett soured was when addressing the criticism of the event from President Trump. Despite the fact that the event was attended by many of America’s adversaries, she put on a skeptical and critical tone when Trump called out the event as a way to “conspire” against America. She even gave weight to Kremlin talking points:

President Trump's tariffs putting a strain on relations with China. Trump lashing out on social media accusing Xi of conspiring against the U.S., saying: “Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against the United States of America.”

[Cuts back to live]

Now, the Kremlin has rejected any accusations that it's conspiring against the United States, but they also said the three leaders did not even have that in mind.

Contrast Clennett with how NBC foreign correspondent Janis Mackey Frayer, on Today, disclosed China’s totalitarian preparations for the parade. “Security controls for this event were intense. School was canceled city wide, people couldn't look out a window if it faced the parade route, and in some areas there was a ban on cooking breakfast this morning to cut down on smoke. All for a 70-minute show,” she informed viewers. She even described the nations that gathered in Beijing as “the Axis of Upheaval” and didn’t offer the kind of defense Clennett did against Trump’s criticism.

The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read:

ABC’s Good Morning America
September 3, 2025
7:09:47 a.m. Eastern

MICHAEL STRAHAN: Overseas now, to the high-stakes summit in China. China's President XI hosting Vladimir Putin and, overnight, holding a parade showing off China's military might with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un in attendance.

Our foreign correspondent Britt Clennett is in Beijing for us. Good morning, Britt.

BRITT CLENNETT: Good morning, Michael. Yeah, just a remarkable sight to see here in Beijing. China very much flexing its military muscle, with the latest generation of ballistic missiles and drones in a carefully choreographed parade designed to show its patriotism and power.

[Cuts to video]

This morning, China's President XI Jinping with a grand show of force.

Marking 80 years since the end of World War II with its biggest ever military parade. We were there as the crowd of more than 50,000 waived Chinese flags, cheering as thousands of soldiers marched in perfect unison. Several hundred ground weapon systems on display, over 100 aircraft and jets ripping through the sky above Tiananmen Square.

The guests of honor, Russian president Vladimir Putin, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un with Xi, together for the first time watching over the parade from the balcony.

The crowd is clapping, XI Jinping is flanked by Putin and Kim just over there in an extraordinary show of unity.

And for Xi, a chance to unveil his country's newest military hardware to the world.

We are seeing hypersonic missiles, stealth fighters, drones. This is about Chinese President Xi Jinping showing his military is modern, that it is advanced and ready for combat.

President Trump's tariffs putting a strain on relations with China. Trump lashing out on social media accusing Xi of conspiring against the U.S., saying: “Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against the United States of America.”

[Cuts back to live]

Now, the Kremlin has rejected any accusations that it's conspiring against the United States, but they also said the three leaders did not even have that in mind. Robin.

ROBIN ROBERTS: All right, Britt. Thanks to you for your reporting there.