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Trump Participates in a Trade Deal Signing with the Prime Minister of Malaysia

October 26, 2025 · The White House · 0:03:18

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What happened

President Donald Trump participated in a trade and critical-minerals deal signing with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025, as described in the White House’s official upload of the event. The footage captures the signing-room exchange and brief remarks around it: the President congratulated the deal team — “Congratulations and thank you Jamieson. Great job. Appreciate it. Marco, thank you very much” — referring to Ambassador Jamieson Greer and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who were present.

“On critical minerals. This is great investing technology. Very important part of life,” he said as the signing concluded. He then noted the rest of the day’s schedule — “Now we’re going to the ASEAN. And we’re going to have a lot of different leaders” — before noting the trip’s remaining legs: Japan the following day and the APEC meeting, where the President said he would meet President Xi of China.

Why it matters

The signing is the trade half of the Kuala Lumpur day’s twin outcomes — the commerce deal with Malaysia alongside the Cambodia-Thailand peace accords, both feeding the trip’s critical-minerals thread.

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Sources: The White House, “President Trump Participates in a Trade Deal Signing with the Prime Minister of Malaysia” (official upload, embedded above). Remarks as delivered at the signing.