Reporter Asks Trump in Front of Xi, ‘Why Did You Change Your Nuclear Plans?’

A reporter asked President Donald Trump about a sudden announcement the president made about nuclear weapons shortly before meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Xi was sitting across from Trump when the reporter asked the question.

Not long before meeting with Xi in Busan, South Korea, Trump fired off a post on Truth Social regarding the U.S. nuclear arsenal. In it, he announced that the U.S. would begin restesting nuclear weapons, and boasted that the U.S. had the most in the world:

The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country. This was accomplished, including a complete update and renovation of existing weapons, during my First Term in office. Because of the tremendous destructive power, I HATED to do it, but had no choice! Russia is second, and China is a distant third, but will be even within 5 years. Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

About an hour later, Trump sat down with his Chinese counterpart, as both men were flanked by their respective aides.

“Mr. President, you care a lot about world peace,” Xi told Trump, who listened to an interpreter. “And you are very enthusiastic about settling various regional hotspot issues. I appreciate your great contribution to the recent conclusion of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. During a visit to Malaysia, you witnessed the signing of the joint declaration on peace along the Cambodia-Thailand border, to which you had provided input. China’s been helping in our own way. Cambodia and Thailand properly settled their border disputes, and we have also been promoting peace talks to resolve other hotspot issues.”

Xi spoke for a few more moments, and when he was finished, Trump replied, “Thank you. Thank you very much. It’s great to have you all. Thank you very much.”

At that point, a reporter inquired about Trump’s post.

“Mr. President, why did you change your nuclear plans?” she asked. “Why are you gonna be doing more nuclear testing?”

“Thank you very much, everybody,” Trump responded. “Thank you very much.”

The U.S. stopped testing nuclear weapons in 1992.

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