White House cites Korean trade deal, Alaska gas project among Trump's fulfilled pledges

The White House in Washington on Monday listed President Donald Trump’s trade agreement with Korea and a proposed Alaska natural gas project among 127 campaign pledges it said he had fulfilled. It said tariff leverage helped secure new or improved trade agreements with partners including Korea, Japan, China, the European Union and Britain. The administration described the Alaska project as a $54 billion agreement with Korea and Taiwan, while Seoul said its participation remained subject to a commercial viability review. The White House also cited shipbuilding initiatives but did not specifically mention Korean shipbuilders.

The White House said the trade agreements it cited covered countries accounting for more than half of global gross domestic product.

The administration described the Alaska project as a long-stalled natural gas pipeline.

The White House said Trump signed an executive order aimed at restoring U.S. maritime dominance and established a new office at the National Security Council to strengthen U.S. shipbuilding.

Korea announced a plan last year to enhance shipbuilding ties with the United States under an initiative called Make American Shipbuilding Great Again as part of its tariff deal with Washington.

Published Nov 3, 2026 7:23 am KST

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Nov. 2 in Washington. AP-Yonhap

WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday highlighted U.S. President Donald Trump's trade agreement with Korea and a Alaska natural gas project involving Seoul among his fulfilled campaign promises, as it touted his achievements on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections.

In a press release highlighting policies promised and delivered during Trump's second term, the White House listed 127 campaign pledges it said the president had fulfilled.

Among them, the administration cited Korea as one of the major U.S. trading partners with which Trump had secured new or improved trade agreements by using tariffs as leverage.

It said the agreements covered countries accounting for more than half of global gross domestic product (GDP), including Korea, Japan, China, the European Union and Britain.

The White House also highlighted what it described as a $54 billion agreement with Korea and Taiwan to develop a "long-stalled natural gas pipeline in Alaska."

The statement was the latest from the Trump administration claiming that Korea is committed to the Alaska natural gas project. Seoul has maintained that its participation remains subject to a commercial viability review.

On shipbuilding, the White House said Trump had signed an executive order aimed at restoring U.S. maritime dominance and established a new office at the National Security Council to strengthen the country's shipbuilding industry.

It, however, did not specifically mention Korean shipbuilders in connection with those efforts.

Last year, Korea announced a plan to enhance its shipbuilding ties with the U.S. under an initiative dubbed "Make American Shipbuilding Great Again" as part of its tariff deal with the Washington.

周一，华盛顿白宫列出了特朗普总统已兑现的127项竞选承诺，其中包括与韩国达成的贸易协议以及拟议的阿拉斯加天然气项目。白宫称，关税杠杆作用帮助特朗普与包括韩国、日本、中国、欧盟和英国在内的伙伴国达成了新的或改进的贸易协议。白宫将阿拉斯加项目描述为一项价值540亿美元的协议，该协议涉及韩国和台湾地区。而首尔方面则表示，其参与该项目仍需经过商业可行性评估。白宫还提到了造船业的举措，但没有具体提及韩国造船企业。

白宫表示，其引用的贸易协定涵盖的国家占全球国内生产总值的一半以上。

政府将阿拉斯加项目描述为一条长期停滞的天然气管道。

白宫表示，特朗普签署了一项旨在恢复美国海上主导地位的行政命令，并在国家安全委员会设立了一个新办公室，以加强美国造船业。

韩国去年宣布了一项计划，旨在加强与美国的造船业联系，该计划名为“让美国造船业再次伟大”，是其与华盛顿达成的关税协议的一部分。

发布于2026年11月3日 上午7:23（韩国标准时间）

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普于11月2日在华盛顿林肯纪念堂倒影池发表讲话。（美联社-韩联社）

华盛顿——周一，白宫在美中选举前夕大力宣传美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的政绩，并重点介绍了特朗普与韩国达成的贸易协议以及涉及首尔的阿拉斯加天然气项目，称这些都是他竞选时兑现的承诺。

白宫在一份新闻稿中重点介绍了特朗普第二任期内承诺并兑现的政策，列出了127项竞选承诺，称总统已经履行了这些承诺。

其中，美国政府将韩国列为美国的主要贸易伙伴之一，特朗普曾利用关税作为筹码，与韩国达成新的或改进的贸易协议。

声明称，这些协议涵盖了占全球国内生产总值（GDP）一半以上的国家，包括韩国、日本、中国、欧盟和英国。

白宫还重点介绍了与韩国和台湾达成的价值 540 亿美元的协议，该协议旨在开发“阿拉斯加长期停滞的天然气管道”。

这是特朗普政府最新一次声称韩国致力于阿拉斯加天然气项目。首尔方面则一直坚持，其参与该项目仍需经过商业可行性评估。

关于造船业，白宫表示，特朗普签署了一项旨在恢复美国海上主导地位的行政命令，并在国家安全委员会设立了一个新办公室，以加强美国的造船业。

然而，该报告并未具体提及韩国造船厂与这些努力之间的联系。

去年，韩国宣布了一项旨在加强与美国造船业联系的计划，该计划被称为“让美国造船业再次伟大”，是其与华盛顿达成的关税协议的一部分。