00:00Trump heads to Asia, set to meet with Xi Jinping.
00:04President Donald Trump left for Asia Friday night to work on investment deals and peace efforts.
00:09The president is also expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in an attempt to de-escalate a trade war, News Nation reported.
00:17We have a lot to talk about with President Xi, and he has a lot to talk about with us, Trump said as he left the White House.
00:24I think we'll have a good meeting. The president will arrive in Malaysia Sunday morning.
00:28This is the first stop of three.
00:31Trump will attend a regional summit in Kuala Lumpur.
00:34Malaysia and the U.S. have been working on how to handle fighting between Thailand and Cambodia.
00:39On Sunday, he will meet with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
00:43A joint signing ceremony with the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia will follow.
00:48Earlier this year, Trump said he would withhold trade deals with the countries who do not stop fighting.
00:53The Trump administration has been working with Malaysia for an expanded ceasefire.
00:57Trump lauded Ibrahim for seeking peace.
01:00I told the leader of Malaysia, who is a very good man, I think I owe you a trip, he said.
01:06Trump may also meet with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
01:10The Brazilian leader wants the U.S. to cut a 40% tariff on Brazilian imports.
01:15Trump's administration has justified the tariffs due to Brazil's prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is an ally of Trump.
01:23As Trump heads to Asia, Democrats are criticizing the trip while the federal government is shut down.
01:28Some federal workers will likely miss their first full paycheck this week, and states are dealing with the possibility of not enough food aid to handle the need.
01:37America is shut down and the president is skipping town, Senate leader Chuck Schumer said Friday night.
01:43America is shut down and the president says advocates, what would you consider their impatience?
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