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President Donald Trump’s Asia tour is entering a pivotal phase as he heads to Japan and South Korea for high-stakes talks on trade, security, and regional stability.

Fresh off brokering a peace deal between Cambodia and Thailand in Malaysia, Trump is now set to meet Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Seoul — part of a broader push to strengthen U.S. alliances and rebalance economic power in the Indo-Pacific.

“We did something a lot of people said couldn’t be done,” Trump said Sunday, hailing the ceasefire as proof of America’s renewed leadership abroad.

The White House says the trip showcases Trump’s “peace through strength” diplomacy on the world stage.

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✅TRACKING TRUMP✅

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President Trump continues his trip throughout Asia after completing his historic peace agreement between Thailand and Cambodia and meeting with Japan's newly elected prime minister. Trump has stated he's willing to extend his trip if an opportunity arises to meet with Kim Jong Un to address the renewed tensions with North Korea. The president shows no signs of slowing down his efforts to bring peace around the world.

Meanwhile, the media continues their meltdown over the White House renovations, with construction becoming the most talked-about story of the weekend. Politicians, celebrities, and news outlets remain furious that Trump privately funded new additions including a ballroom, though there seems to be little outrage over Democrats shutting down the federal government for a month because their partisan loyalties prevent them from criticizing their own side.

Check out all the latest developments and more below!

🔔 Trump Advances American Interests in Asia 🔔

President Trump's five-day Asia tour has shifted focus to Japan and South Korea as regional security challenges and economic partnerships take center stage. The trip comes at a critical moment when North Korea has ramped up missile tests and China continues asserting greater control in the South China Sea, creating renewed uncertainty throughout the region.

Trump's agenda includes discussions with Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo and a planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his final stop in South Korea, where trade imbalances, technology cooperation, and energy security will dominate the conversation. The administration has signaled strong interest in expanding semiconductor and critical minerals partnerships with both Japan and South Korea to counter China's dominance in global supply chains, a strategic move that could reshape the region's economic landscape for decades to come.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the world's two largest economies are close to reaching an agreement to avert a new 100 percent U.S. tariff on Chinese goods, with both sides expected to meet in person soon. Bessent credited Trump with giving him great negotiating leverage through the threat of tariffs, stating he believes they've reached a very substantial framework that will avoid escalation and allow discussion of many other issues with the Chinese.

Before heading north, Trump began his trip in Malaysia, where he was greeted with traditional music and dancing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, joining performers in celebration and waving both American and Malaysian flags in a display of friendship. The president also oversaw the signing of a peace agreement between Cambodia and Thailand, ending their border conflict that left dozens dead and hundreds of thousands displaced over recent months. Trump had threatened higher tariffs against both countries over the summer to push them toward ending the fighting, and his pressure campaign ultimately succeeded in bringing both sides to the negotiating table.

As part of the agreement, Thailand agreed to release 18 Cambodian soldiers held captive and both countries committed to removing heavy artillery from their shared border, with Cambodia's prime minister calling it a "historic day" while Thailand's prime minister described the agreement as establishing "the building blocks for a lasting peace." Trump also signed agreements with Malaysia involving trade and critical minerals, part of the administration's broader effort to reduce reliance on China for key components in technology manufacturing.

The U.S. and Malaysia released a joint statement announcing an agreement to strengthen bilateral economic relationships that will provide both countries' exporters unprecedented access to each other's markets, building upon the longstanding relationship that includes the United States-Malaysia Trade Investment Framework Agreement signed in 2004. Trump's meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi will be her first major diplomatic test since coming to power earlier this month following the resignation of former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The two leaders are expected to discuss regional security, trade, and Japan's defense spending, areas where their views largely align, with analysts noting that Takaichi's hawkish stance on China will actually help Trump in his discussions with Xi Jinping because he can point to strong and strengthening alliances.

Trump also indicated he would be willing to extend his trip abroad if North Korea's Kim Jong Un wants to meet with him, telling reporters he got along great with Kim and would love to meet with him if he'd like to meet. "We did something that a lot of people said couldn't be done," Trump said of the Cambodia-Thailand peace agreement.

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💬 The Washington Post editorial board defended President Trump's ballroom construction and argued that the next Democratic president would be happy to have the ballroom, noting that it's absurd that tents need to be erected on the South Lawn for state dinners and VIPs are forced to use porta-potties. The editorial board wrote that the State Dining Room seats 140 and the East Room seats about 200, while Trump's ballroom will accommodate 999 guests. The editors argued that the White House cannot simply be a museum to the past and must evolve with the times to maintain its greatness, calling Trump's undertaking a shot across the bow at those who oppose development everywhere.

🔥 President Trump said he won't waste time meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin again unless a deal on the war in Ukraine is likely, telling reporters he's not going to be wasting his time and that the situation has been very disappointing. Trump said he thought the war in Ukraine would have been resolved long before the peace deal between Israel and Hamas, adding that there's tremendous hatred between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Putin. Trump announced earlier this week that he had called off a planned meeting with Putin in Budapest because he saw it as a waste of time, and he also announced sanctions against Russia this week.

🏛️ The Trump administration urged a federal judge during a hearing in Oregon to terminate a restraining order and clear the way for the government to deploy National Guard troops in Portland, arguing that a higher court had already greenlit President Trump's use of the National Guard there. A Ninth Circuit panel decided this week in a two-to-one decision to side with Trump, finding that he was likely to succeed in his case as it proceeds through the courts. The Trump administration has remained blocked from deploying the reserved troops to support the president's law enforcement crackdown in Portland, which Trump claims is rife with illegal immigrants, street crime, and threats to federal law enforcement.

💰 California officials are giving Planned Parenthood $140 million to keep 109 clinics open and offset the financial strain from cuts imposed by Republicans in Washington, Governor Gavin Newsom announced. Newsom said the move affirms the state's continued commitment to abortion access amid efforts by President Trump and congressional Republicans to shut down Planned Parenthood. Trump's spending bill signed over the summer prohibited Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid money for its services, including abortions, mammograms, pap smears, birth control, and sexually transmitted infection testing.

🔥 Senator Bernie Sanders praised President Trump's immigration policy during a recent appearance, saying Trump "did a better job" securing the border than President Biden and urging Democrats to return to enforcement-focused policy. Sanders said that so long as we have nation-states, you've got to have borders, adding pointedly that Trump did a better job and that we should have a secure border and it ain't that hard to do. The remarks mark one of the Vermont independent's sharpest breaks with his party, representing a striking reversal from his 2020 campaign when he dismissed talk of a border crisis and accused Trump of demonizing immigrants.

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