President Donald Trump concluded his whirlwind trip to Asia, securing a host of deals that included a whole lot more than just a deal with China’s president, Xi Jinping, to once again buy U.S. soybeans.
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During his appearance on Thursday on Fox Business, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent didn’t beat around the bush and said none of the deals America secured with Asian countries would’ve been possible without Trump.
.@SecScottBessent: “All the congratulations should go to @POTUS… I think the Chinese realize that with President Trump in office, it is an opportunity to reset the relationship in terms of mutual respect.” pic.twitter.com/XuAfMPL37f
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“All the congratulations should go to President Trump,” Bessent said. “He has a fine relationship with President Xi. The mood in the room was one of great respect. But also between two men who knew each other quite well and knew what they were getting into.”
“I think the Chinese realize that with President Trump in office, it is an opportunity to reset the relationship in terms of mutual respect,” he added. “President Trump is commanding respect around the world like no other leader.”
.@SecScottBessent: “President Trump agreed… with the President of Korea on a HISTORIC deal that is going to bring shipbuilding back to the U.S. … This is what leadership looks like. When the U.S. leads, the world follows — and President Trump has been doing that.” pic.twitter.com/DoY10ND0pp
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In a second clip, the treasury secretary talked about the historic deal Trump made with South Korea.
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“President Trump agreed last night with the president of Korea on a historic deal that is going to bring shipbuilding back to the U.S.,” Bessent explained. “And the Koreans are great shipbuilders and Japan are great shipbuilders. So, we are going to integrate our shipbuilding with our Western allies.”
“And Maria [Bartiromo], this is what leadership looks like,” he added. “When the U.S. leads, the world follows, and President Trump has been doing that. I’ve been fortunate enough that over the past nine months I’ve seen President Trump in action.”
“I saw him at the G7 in Canada with the Europeans. I saw him at the United Nations, where he gathered I would expect 85 percent of the Muslim speaking world in the room that set the stage for the deal in Gaza,” Bessent continued. “And then two days ago at the ASEAN conference, we had the leaders in Asia. And it is the respect for President Trump in all three of these groups that is allowing U.S. leadership to reassert itself.”
Bessent said this is all going to matter for the U.S. economy, the American people, and the free world, adding that they are “all moving forward” with Trump’s leadership.
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President Trump is continuing to make good on his campaign promises to Make America Great Again, and this trip overseas is just one more example that he’s making that a reality.
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As my RedState colleague Nick Arama reported, Trump and President Xi were able to reach a deal.
“We’re going to have a very successful meeting, I have no doubt.” @POTUS greets Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. pic.twitter.com/Wdr5HgzNhx
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Arama’s report read:
“We have a deal,” Trump said. “Every year we’ll renegotiate the deal, but I think it’ll go on for a long time.” Here’s the scoop on the agreement.
Here are the details.
Trump said afterwards that Washington’s dispute with Beijing over the supply of rare earths had been settled, China would resume buying US soybeans, and Washington would reduce its tariffs on China.
Trump shook hands with Xi after their talks and boarded Air Force One to return to Washington, saying on board that the meeting had been a “great success”.
He told reporters the Chinese leader had agreed to work “very hard” to prevent the production of the synthetic opioid fentanyl – blamed for many American deaths – and in exchange, the US would reduce fentanyl-linked tariffs from 20% to 10%, lowering the overall tariff burden from 57% to 47%.
I definitely voted for all this winning for America and its citizens.
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