President Donald Trump attended a Malaysian arrival ceremony shortly after 2:17 AM UTC on October 26th, 2025, where he was observed dancing. The ceremony followed the arrival of Air Force One, escorted by Malaysian F/A-18 fighter jets into Malaysian airspace around 2:15 AM UTC, as confirmed on X. This event occurred during President Trump's Asia tour, his first since taking office, with a primary objective of securing a trade deal with China's President Xi Jinping to end the ongoing trade war. The tour aims to test his deal-making abilities, according to ABC News. In related news from the previous reporting window, President Trump was credited with facilitating a peace settlement between Cambodia and Thailand, announced around 5:24 AM UTC on October 26th, 2025. Concurrently, he signed a critical minerals deal with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim publicly thanked President Trump for his direct involvement in urging a swift resolution to the conflict, stating on X that "You personally did call both Prime Ministers to urge for the speedy peace settlement... the world needs leaders who promote peace strongly." Also noted in previous reports, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced substantial new Russia sanctions on October 26th, 2025, describing them as "one of the largest sanctions that we have done against the Russian Federation." These sanctions were reportedly imposed due to President Putin's lack of honest engagement. In a separate statement shared on X, President Trump claimed, “Grocery prices are way down.” During the reporting window of October 26th, 2025, 6:15:18 AM to 7:15:18 AM UTC, a social media post on X from the White House account, @WhiteHouse, featured a video clip with the caption "TRUMP DANCE MALAYSIA VERSION 🕺🇺🇸🇲🇾," referencing the arrival ceremony. Separately, a post from user @Osint613 on X questioned Mehdir Hasan about the historical enslavement of Africans under Arab and Muslim empires, stating, "Tamer Masudin: Mehdir Hasan , I don’t recall you ever mentioning the millions of Africans enslaved for over 1300 years (and counting) under Arab and Muslim empires. Why is that?"
