The stage was set with a banner that read simply: “Delivering Peace.”
President Donald Trump presided over the signing of a historic ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia — a peace he personally helped shape after a brutal border clash this summer.
The Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords, signed Sunday alongside the leaders of Thailand, Cambodia, and Malaysia, officially ended the five-day conflict that killed dozens and displaced hundreds of thousands.
“On behalf of the United States, I’m proud to help settle this conflict and forge a future for the region,” Trump said — part diplomat, part dealmaker, his words landing with the weight of the moment.
The president noted that the border battle was just one of eight wars his administration has brought to a close since returning to the White House in January, a record he offered as proof that American strength, when guided by will, can restore stability.
He recalled how the deal took shape not in a sterile conference room, but from his Scottish golf resort.
“Turnberry is a great place, but I said this is much more important than playing a round of golf. So we sat there all day long, making phone calls,” he said — the image of a leader trading the fairway for the fires of diplomacy.
The ceremony paused for a moment of silence for Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who died Friday at 93 — “a woman of dignity, kindness and grace,” Trump said.
Under the agreement, Thailand will release 18 detained Cambodian soldiers, and ASEAN observers will monitor compliance. Trump thanked Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim for facilitating the talks — and Anwar returned the favor with praise rare on the world stage.
“The world needs leaders who promote peace strongly, and to achieve that you have to break some rules, as you did today,” Anwar told Trump, referencing the president’s unorthodox choice to ride with him from the airport, defying protocol.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet hailed Trump’s “tireless efforts” and repeated his intention to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul called the pact “the building blocks for a lasting peace.”
And Trump was not finished. After the ceremony, he signed a reciprocal trade agreement with Cambodia and a framework deal with Thailand — an epilogue to the day’s diplomacy that underscored America’s return as a stabilizing power in Southeast Asia.
The image that lingered was not of the stage or the signatures, but of a president who believes peace, like prosperity, must be made deliberately, and with both hands on the wheel.
Watch Trump’s full remarks below:
WATCH: President Trump Delivers Remarks at a Delivering Peace Event in Malaysia – 10/27/25 pic.twitter.com/EBJANkZaBz
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