I said, who is that guy . He is the governor of iowa. He said dont say anything bad about china. I had to rip up half of my speech. He said we do a lot of business. Ive been dealing with china for 35 years with corn and all of the different things. He told me a story that was amazing. He said 35 years ago, when i. Tarted, i met a man named xi he was not president. He was a young man. The governor came back and told met the, he said i just future president of china. Nobody thought much about it. You know what . 28 years later, he turned out to be right. You have been an incredible ambassador. They like each other so much. When it came time to picking the important position of ambassador, i said havent you had enough after 24 years being governor of iowa . He said if you want me to do that. He has been a great help. I appreciate it. Thank you very much. [applause] pres. Trump nobody could have done that job better. Upsidei could go on the on the opposite side of the spectrum from the gov
Premiers of the peoples republic of china. Pres. Trump thank you very much. We greatly appreciate your joining us at this white house event. This is a very important and remarkable occasion. Today, we take a momentous step. One that has never been taken before with china, toward a future affair and reciprocal trade, as we sign phase one of the historic trade deal between the United States and china. Together, we are righting the wrongs of the past and delivering a future of Economic Justice and security. For American Workers, farmers and families. I want to think the chinese president , who is watching as we speak. I will be going over to china in the not to double or distant future to reciprocate. , a very goodnk him friend of mine. We are representing if and countries. He is representing china. I am representing the u. S. We developed an incredible relationship. I want to thank him for his cooperation drought this complex process. Our negotiations were tough on us. Open and respect a