Trump Touts Middle East Allies, Threatens Hamas; Trump Warns Xi Meeting May Not Happen

President Trump threatening Hamas in saying that trade talks with the CCP leader Xiinping may not actually happen. This as the president hosts Senate Republicans at the Rose Garden while construction begins in the East Wing. We now go live to Entities Washington correspondent Mari Otsu who is live for us at the White House. Good evening Mari. So what's the latest you're hearing from President Trump on uh foreign affair issues? Steve, good evening. Uh, as Vice President JD Vance is in Israel to push uh, the second phase of that Gaza ceasefire deal, President Trump warns, issues another warning to Hamas, uh, saying that his numerous great allies in the Middle East would welcome the opportunity to quote, "Straighten out Hamas if Hamas continues to violate the ceasefire deal." Take a look. >> I just got a call from the Middle East. We're doing very well there. We have many many countries as you know signed on to peace in the Middle East and nobody thought they'd ever see that happening. The Hamas situation where they're they're pretty violent people. I would say that we we could put that out in two minutes. >> Meanwhile, amid high tensions with China over rare earth exports, President Trump is now saying that his expected meeting with Chinese Communist Party leader Xihinping in South Korea may not happen. Watch. Maybe it won't happen. Maybe it won't happen. >> But if the meeting does happen, President Trump wants a fair deal. >> It was a one-sided. Honestly, we built China's military with the money that we lost for so many years getting ripped off. >> President Trump still threatening an additional 100% tariff on China. >> They want to discuss the fact that they're paying 57% tariff. It's a little little higher than they thought >> after China weaponizes its dominance over rare earths and President Trump Monday signed a minerals deal with Australia to curb dependence on China. The president making these remarks at a Rose Garden lunchon for GOP senators, calling on every Senate Democrat to open the government. >> Unfortunately, in a craven and pointless act of partisan spite, the radical left Democrats are holding the entire federal government hostage to appease the extremists in their party. as the Senate blocks the bill to end the government shutdown for the 11th time. >> We will not be extorted on this crazy plot of theirs. >> And as dozens of senators gather on the newly paved over garden turned patio, President Trump celebrates the sounds of another renovation. >> You hear that sound? Oh, that's music to my ears. I love that sound. >> As parts of the east wing are being transformed. >> You see the the fence and the wall. We're building a worldass ballroom. While on the west side of the White House, President Trump shows former President Nixon's family members Nixon's presidential portrait in the White House's new walk of fame. After receiving the Architect of Peace award from the Nixon Foundation and Steve, as President Trump is working to make peace in Ukraine, uh he says he's holding off on a meeting with President Putin as it could be a waste of time. Uh he also adds that he'll notify the press over the next two days about this potential meeting. Steve, back to you. Lots going on there. ENTD's Mariotsu live from the north lawn of the White House.