U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the APEC CEOs Luncheon at the Gyeongju Arts Center on October 29, 2025 in Gyeongju, South Korea. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
TRUMP PREDICTS ‘VERY HAPPY’ OUTCOME AHEAD OF FACE-TO-FACE WITH CHINA’S XI AFTER TARIFF THREATS
Trump said the issue would be a major topic of discussion in his upcoming meeting.
"We have to have the meeting — a meeting tomorrow. That’s a big meeting," he said. "And fentanyl will be one of the things that we’re discussing. The farmers will be discussing a lot of things, but fentanyl will be one of the things we discuss."
Trump stated that the fentanyl crisis and drug trafficking across the southern border are directly related, calling them "tremendous amounts of death."
"We took in tremendous amounts of death. I call them the boats of death," he said. "Under Biden and open borders, stuff was flowing. I think they killed 300,000 people last year — fentanyl drugs coming through the southern border. And now nobody gets through this. We’re very tough on the border."
Attendees applaud as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the APEC CEOs Luncheon at the Gyeongju Arts Center on October 29, 2025 in Gyeongju, South Korea. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
During his visit, Trump also commented on international security issues, including the Israel-Hamas conflict and North Korea’s recent missile launches. He said he expects his meeting with Xi to be productive, adding, "I think we’ll get a great meeting with President Xi of China. And a lot of problems are going to be solved."
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Trump’s comments underscored his push to link border security and international cooperation as key priorities ahead of his meeting with Xi.
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