Trump Touts Tariff Deal Threats As Reason For Thailand And Cambodia Agreeing To Negotiate Ceasefire

During a press briefing with EU President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday, President Trump spoke about recent fighting between Thailand and Cambodia.

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00:00I asked my people, I said, how are we doing with Cambodia and how are we doing with Thailand?

00:07And they say, they're going to be coming in at some point to talk.

00:10I said, well, let's call them right now.

00:11So I called the prime ministers of each.

00:14And I said, we're not going to make a trade deal unless you settle the war.

00:18A lot of people are killed.

00:19You know that in a short period of time, the border.

00:21They're fighting pretty like wild.

00:24And I spoke to both of the prime ministers.

00:27And I think by the time I got it off, I think they want to settle now.

00:30I know they're meeting today or tomorrow.

00:34And we're going to work with them.

00:36Marco Rubio is working with them also, his people and him.

00:39I think we're going to get that.

00:42That would be a great thing.

00:43But that would have turned out to be a bad one.

00:46And I will tell you, India and Pakistan, they were really getting ready to go at it.

00:52So getting those things settled, if I could do it and if I can use trade to do that,

00:56it's my honor.

00:57But I had great talks with two very good people that they both really would like to make a deal.