Key Takeaways:
- Ceasefire Secured: Trump brokered an unconditional ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand in less than 24 hours, using U.S. economic leverage to end a centuries-old conflict.
- Trade Triumph: He also finalized the “biggest trade deal ever” with the European Union, opening its markets to American goods and energy at zero tariffs and securing hundreds of billions in purchases.
- Global Leadership: The back-to-back wins underscore Trump’s results-driven foreign policy, boosting global stability while strengthening the U.S. economy.
President Donald Trump is on a roll—and he’s doing it all from Scotland. On Monday, Trump announced that he had brokered an “unconditional ceasefire” between Thailand and Cambodia, ending a violent border conflict that had been raging for weeks. “Millions of people are going to be saved,” Trump told Breitbart News, crediting his use of America’s economic leverage to push both nations to the negotiating table.
“We were very happy we stopped the Cambodia war… we got it stopped today,” Trump said, noting that his intervention ended centuries-old hostilities that threatened to spiral out of control. He was blunt with both nations’ leaders: no U.S. trade deals if they kept “killing each other.” The result? A ceasefire in less than 24 hours.
This diplomatic victory came just a day after Trump pulled off another headline-making achievement: the “biggest trade deal ever” with the European Union. After just an hour of negotiations, Trump and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signed off on a pact that opens the entire European market to U.S. products and energy with zero tariffs. In exchange, Europe agreed to purchase billions in American goods, including $600 billion in U.S. military equipment and $750 billion in energy.
“This is a great deal for both,” Trump said. “Our country can now go in there and compete in some of the biggest markets… It’s a great deal for the United States and I hope it’s a great deal for them too.”
Trump also used the trip to Scotland—his mother’s homeland—to meet with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and open a new golf course in Aberdeen, named in honor of his mother Mary Anne MacLeod.
In one whirlwind trip, Trump strengthened NATO, secured unprecedented trade access, and stopped a war. That’s the kind of results-driven leadership global markets—and America’s allies—can bank on.