Press gaggle aboard Air Force One where President Trump discusses recent international trips and economic deals—citing roughly $3 trillion in incoming funds and large soybean purchases from China—relations with China, Japan, and South Korea, potential resumption of nuclear testing if other countries do so, questions about strikes in Venezuela (denied), an FBI foiled plot in Michigan (briefly referenced), Viktor Orban seeking U.S. sanctions exemption on Russian oil, and imminent SNAP benefit expiration and political disagreement over funding. Tone is informal and promotional toward administration foreign-policy achievements.
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Mr. President.
Hi, how are you?
So we're heading down to Florida. I have a lot of meetings there and lunches, meetings. A lot of things having to do with the economics of America. We took in approximately $3 trillion over the last few days from the trips that we made. They were unbelievable. The deal with China is going to be wonderful. I think it's going to be long lasting. I got really along with President Xi very well, as you saw. You were there, many of you were there. And I think it's great. I think it's great. I think it's really good. Are you.
Are you set? Are you okay?
I'm sorry, I'm not getting any audio.
For the full time. Okay, let's get it right. All right.
We have enough, sir.
Okay, so the trip was fantastic. We took in over $3 trillion, really in profit, if you want to define it that way. You see, the farmers are very happy. I think it's 25 million tons, but it's numbers that they've never seen before in terms of the soybeans, in terms of other things, we have numbers coming to our farmers that the farmers have never seen before from China. Our farmers are very happy. I suggest that they go out and buy larger tractors and more land. Okay, we want larger tractors and more land because nobody's ever seen anything like it. I've given China great incentives to hold down the fentanyl, get rid of it. Ideally, you know, a lot of people don't know it's used as an anesthesia. It's used as a lot of things. A lot of good things happen. But unfortunately, when it's developed a certain way, a lot of bad things happen because a lot of people would say, well, why is it made? I mean, it's made for a lot of good purposes, but it also has some very bad purposes when you design it a certain way and people can take it and design it. So China is working very hard on that. I really believe that. And they have an incent. I'd love to get rid of the extra 10% I put a 20% penalty on. Had a great conversation about it with President Xi yesterday. And I'd love to get rid of the other. As soon as we see that, we'll get rid of the other 10%. Other than that, we haven't cut the tariffs at all with China, but we're going to have a great relationship with them, I think for a long period of time. We have a smart president. We'll have a great relationship. If we don't have a Smart president, which is also a very strong possibility. Then we won't have a great relationship. China is. The meeting with China was incredible. The meeting with Japan, incredible. And the meeting with South Korea, likewise, incredible. All of them. And trillions of dollars are coming back to our country because of those meetings. And we have others planned with other countries, but those are big ones. And the meeting with China was one that everybody wanted. The meeting with the new prime minister, who's fantastic of Japan, could not have gone better. We've worked out our deal, and South Korea, you saw the way we were treated. Our country is respect again. When they treat me with that kind of respect, they're treating our country with that kind of respect, which is much more important. And our country is respected again. Do you have any questions?
There are reports that you are considering strikes within Venezuela. Is that true?
No.
You made a decision on that?
No, it's not true.
On the nuclear strikes. Sorry, the nuclear tests that you were talking about, are you talking about literally resuming underground nuclear detonation tests?
You'll find out very soon, but we're going to do some testing yet. Other countries, he's doing. If they're going to do it, we're going to do it. Okay.
You can't clarify whether you'll be able to.
I'm not going to say yet. I mean, I know exactly what we're doing, where we're doing it, but other countries are doing it. And if other countries do it, we do it.
Mr. Bro, details on the FBI courting that possib, that terrorist attack in Michigan that was set to happen over the weekend, the following weekend. The FBI.
We're catching people before they ever start. Yeah.
Mr. President, your response to Viktor Orban saying he will ask for an exemption from US Sanctions on Russian oil?
He has asked for an exemption. We haven't granted one, but he has asked Victor, a friend of mine, he's asked for an exemption. What else?
Mr. President?
Yeah, please.
What did you talk with.
What did you talk about with Prime Minister Carney? Are you and Canada going to resume negotiations?
No, but I have a very good relationship. I like him a lot. But, you know, what they did was wrong. He was very nice. He apologized for what they did with the commercial because it was a false commercial, you know, was the exact opposite. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs, and they tried to make him look the other way, and he did apologize, and I appreciated it. We had a great dinner, you know, with other countries, as you know, and.
I think we have a very good relationship.
Personally, I think that what they did was wrong.
But he apologized on the SNAP benefits set to expire tomorrow. Folks are talking about putting about canned goods and non charitable trick or treaters. Is there a possibility like you did with the military moving around funds, is there a possibility to do that?
Well, there always is, but all the Democrats have to do is say let's go. I mean, you know, they don't have to do anything. They don't have to agree. All they have to do is say the government is open and we only need five Democrats. But they're, you know, they've become a radical left partner. They've become a very radical left partner and they've lost their minds. They've lost their minds. All they have to do is say the government is open and that's the end of it. And you know, largely, when you talk about snap, you're talking about largely Democrats. But I'm President, I want to help everybody. I want to help Democrats and Republicans. But when you're talking about snap, if you look, it's largely Democrats, they're hurting their own people. Thank you very much, Everybody.
