While Washington’s bureaucrats tangle themselves in red tape and political theater, President Donald Trump—operating from the Scottish coast—just secured two deals that few career diplomats could manage in decades. One is poised to stabilize a long-volatile Southeast Asian flashpoint. The other? A historic trade agreement with the European Union that opens massive markets to U.S. goods, energy, and military exports.
From his Turnberry golf resort in South Ayrshire, Scotland, Trump confirmed to Breitbart News that he brokered an unconditional ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, two nations with a centuries-long history of conflict. How did he pull it off? Not with empty speeches or UN resolutions—but by leveraging America’s unmatched economic weight. Trade negotiations were used as a common-sense tool to prioritize peace. “We were very happy we stopped the Cambodia war with a very nice local rival that frankly they have had wars for many, many years—over 500 years—and we got it stopped,” Trump said.
The president spoke directly with both leaders. “I said ‘listen, we’re doing a trading deal’—with Thailand I started—‘we’re doing a trading deal and I’m not going to be doing a deal if you’re going to be killing each other,’” he recounted. “Then I spoke to Cambodia and said essentially the same thing.” It worked. No drawn-out UN debates. No State Department backchannels. Just clarity, leverage, and leadership—hallmarks of a results-first foreign policy.
The ceasefire announcement came just hours after Trump also landed what European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called the “biggest trade deal ever.” A massive win for American workers and manufacturers, the deal clears tariffs and unlocks access to the entire EU market. Billions in U.S. energy, military hardware, and products will now head across the Atlantic—boosting exports, jobs, and strategic influence.
“We made a deal where they’re going to buy billions and billions of dollars’ worth of our products and energy. They’ve opened up the entire European Union for free trade… We have the right to work there and we don’t pay any tariffs,” Trump explained. The numbers are staggering: $600 billion in U.S. military sales, $750 billion in energy exports, and hundreds of billions more in other goods.
This wasn’t just a win for the economy—it was a peace-forward posture as well. “It’s a deal like a deal good for peace,” Trump noted. “If we didn’t make the deal there would be like a hangover—it would be not good.”
While headlines back home fixate on legal drama and political theater, Trump is quietly reasserting America’s leadership abroad—through peace through strength, economic leverage, and diplomatic clarity. It’s not flashy. It’s just working.
