'We'll Save Energy': Trump Jokingly Asks South Korean President If He Wants Fly To China Together

During a press briefing on Monday, President Trump joked that he and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung would fly to China together.

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00:00President Lee and President Lee actually are planning to go to China.

00:04You mentioned either this year or next year.

00:06Could you please share more details about your plans going to China and also President Lee?

00:11Maybe we'll go together. Do you want to go together?

00:14We can share a plan. We'll save energy. We'll save a little, you know, the ozone layer.

00:22Remember President Obama used to talk about the ozone layer

00:26and then he'd fly to Hawaii to play a round of golf at the 747.

00:30Mr. President, can I share for the invitation, Mr. President?

00:38Well, it's sort of not jokingly, but if you want, you can go.

00:43I would like to go together with President Trump.

00:46Do I accept? If you want to go, I'm going to get special permission.

00:51I'm sure you can go. But we're going to have a great relationship with China.

00:55I mean, it's happening. You see it. It's happening.

01:00They have some cards. We have incredible cards, but I don't want to play those cards.

01:04If I played those cards, that would destroy China. I'm not going to play those cards.