Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2025
October 29, 2025
President Trump. Hello, everybody. There he is Hello, everybody.
Q. Hello, Mr. President.
President Trump. How are you?
[At this point, several reporters began asking questions at once.] Nice to see you. See you on the plane.
Go ahead.
[Prime Minister Christopher M. Luxon of New Zealand and President Lee Jae-myung of South Korea posed for a photograph.]
President Trump. New Zealand. [Laughter] He's a friend of mine. Nice place. Nice place. Prime Minister Luxon. Last time I spoke to the President, he gave me grief about my hair. President Trump. Your hair is beautiful.
Prime Minister Luxon. I thought so. He said that it was——President Trump. What did he say? It can't look any better. Prime Minister Luxon. Yes. That's right.
President Trump. Thank you. Great. Great day we had. [President Trump and President Lee posed for a photograph.]
South Korea–U.S. Trade
Q. Did you reach a deal on trade?
President Trump. Excuse me?
Q. Did you reach a deal on trade?
President Trump. We did. We did. We reached a deal. And we did a lot of different things.
We had a great session. It was an honor. [Several reporters spoke at once.]
Q. Did you speak to Prime Minister Carney?
President Trump. We should smile because we had a great time. But I've been doing this for 5 days, so it's always a little bit tougher.
Is everybody happy?
Q. I'm happy.
Q. Are you happy?
President Trump. Are you having a good time?
Australia-U.S. Trade
Q. How do you feel about the Australian deal——
President Trump. And I like your man from New Zealand too, by the way.
Q. And the Australian deal—$13 billion, critical minerals?
President Trump. Yes.
NOTE: The President spoke at 6:36 p.m. at the Hilton Gyeongju hotel. A reporter referred to Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada. The transcript was released by the Office of Communications on November 3.
Categories: Addresses and Remarks : Asia Summit leaders dinner, photographic opportunity in Gyeongju, South Korea; Interviews With the News Media : Exchanges with reporters, Gyeongju, South Korea.
Locations: Gyeongju, South Korea. Names: Luxon, Christopher M.
Subjects: New Zealand, Prime Minister; South Korea, President Trump's visit; South Korea, trade with U.S.
DCPD Number: DCPD202501074.