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US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral gathering with Chinese President Xi Jinping astatine Gimhae Air Base connected October 30, 2025 successful Busan, South Korea. (Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump connected Wednesday recounted a caller gathering with Chinese President Xi Jinping, joking astir however Xi’s delegation behaved during the talks successful Malaysia.Speaking astatine a meal gathering with senators, Trump said uncommon earths — erstwhile considered a large contented — were resolved quickly.
"Two months ago, it looked similar the full satellite was successful occupation implicit uncommon earths, and that's nary longer a taxable for people.
It was each worked retired precise quickly. Without tariffs, I couldn't person done it," helium said.Referring to Xi, Trump said, "President Xi is simply a pugnacious man, astute man."Trump described the ambiance during their gathering and said the Chinese officials accompanying Xi remained soundless and rigid. "I've ne'er seen men truthful frightened successful their lives," helium said.
He said determination were six officials connected each broadside of Xi, lasting upright. "And each 1 of those radical were lasting similar this," Trump said, demonstrating by placing his arms down his backmost and lifting his chin. "They were astatine attention."Trump said that erstwhile helium tried speaking to 1 of them, helium got nary reply. "I said, 'Are you gonna reply me?' I got nary response. And President Xi didn't fto him person any," Trump said, adding, "I privation my Cabinet to behave similar that."
"I've ne'er seen men truthful frightened successful my life," helium said, arsenic the country laughed.Trump past joked with vice president JD Vance, saying, "Why don't you behave similar that? JD doesn't behave similar that. JD budges into conversations. I privation to person that for astatine slightest a mates of days, OK, JD?" which again drew laughter.The gathering betwixt Trump and Xi took spot amid ongoing commercialized tensions and restrictions betwixt the United States and China.
