Trump declares strong partnership with Asean at 47th Summit in Kuala Lumpur

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The United States is committed to being a strong partner and a friend of Asean nations "for many generations to come", says its President Donald Trump.  "I want to say to you the Us is committed to a free and driving the Indo-Pacific. My message to the Southeast Asia is that the US is with you 100%," Trump said in his opening remarks at the 13th Asian-US Summit on Sunday (Oct 26).   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00So many friends in this room, and so many new friends.

00:04I want to thank Prime Minister Anwar for hosting us.

00:09It's true, it really is a true pleasure to be back with all of you in Southeast Asia,

00:17home of some of America's most important allies and countries and partners.

00:22In the entire world, they look up to you.

00:25And I'm here on a mission of friendship and goodwill and to deepen our ties of commerce,

00:30to strengthen our common security, and to really promote strongly stability, prosperity,

00:36and peace for all of the countries in this room and long beyond this room.

00:42That's why I'm delighted that in addition to the agreement with Malaysia this week,

00:46we're also signing or nearing completion on trade.

00:49It deals with many other Indo-Pacific partners from Cambodia to Japan to South Korea.

00:57We're delighted to forge richer partnerships on energy, technology, artificial intelligence,

01:03critical minerals, and other industries.

01:06The United States is having its golden age.

01:10Last year, we were a country that was doing very poorly under a different semi-leadership.

01:16I don't even call it a leadership, but this year we're doing numbers that nobody ever thought

01:21it was possible for any country to do.

01:23We'll be, at the end of my first year, over $20 trillion worth of investment into the United States.

01:31There's no country anywhere that's ever done anything close to that.

01:35The United States last year, for the four years it was announced,

01:40did less than $1 trillion, and we're going to be doing over $20.

01:43That's quite a difference.

01:46I'd like to just say the United States is for you.

01:51It's committed to a free and open and thriving Indo-Pacific.

01:54My message to the nations of Southeast Asia is that the United States is with you 100%,

02:01and we intend to be a strong partner and friend for many generations to come.

02:06One year ago, we were in a different position, but now we're in the best position we've ever been,

02:14and I really do.

02:16I say it's the golden age of America, the golden age of the United States.

02:20Together, we'll create incredible prosperity for the nations on both sides of the Pacific Ocean

02:26and to seize new opportunities for all of our people.

02:30It's really been an amazing experience.

02:35I've been here for a day, but it's been an amazing experience to see some of the things that you've done,

02:40and the Prime Minister made sure I saw everything, every single thing.

02:45When I said, well, that's okay, maybe I'll take it easy for a little while,

02:48he said, no, no, I have other things to show you.

02:51We even rode in the car together.

02:52Once again, thank you very much, Mr. Prime Minister, and thank you to everyone in this room.

02:59You are spectacular leaders.

03:00You are incredible people.

03:03Your energy, your genius, everything you do, and I say it truly, everything you touch turns to gold,

03:11and you can be very proud of it.

03:13Other parts of the world are not like this.

03:17You're very special people, and it's a very, very special place.

03:21Thank you very much.

03:22It's a great honor to be with you.

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