周五，当被问及是否过早宣布韩国将出资建设阿拉斯加天然气管道项目时，特朗普总统并未予以重视。韩国官员此前表示该项目仍在讨论阶段。
President Trump brushed off questions Friday over whether he jumped the gun in announcing that South Korea would fund a natural gas pipeline in Alaska, which South Korean officials have said is still under discussion.
特朗普在离开白宫前往竞选集会前对记者说：“我并没有操之过急。毕竟韩国代表当时就在场。”
"Well, I didn't jump the gun. I mean, they were there and they were represented," Trump told reporters before departing the White House for a campaign stop.
他还补充道：“如果他们不想做，我也没意见，只是会提高收费。”
"If they don't want to do it, that's OK with me. I'll just charge them more."
随后他又表示：“告诉他们，如果不尽快签约，我就把费用翻倍。”显然他指的是关税问题。
“Tell them if they don’t sign shortly, I’m gonna double it up,” he added, apparently referring to tariffs.
周三，特朗普宣布韩国将向美国多个能源项目投资高达2000亿美元，其中包括计划已久的阿拉斯加液化天然气管道工程，以及8座核电站和一座位于德克萨斯州的天然气发电厂。
The president announced Wednesday that South Korea would be investing up to $200 billion in energy projects across the U.S., including a long-planned liquified natural gas (LNG) pipeline in Alaska. It would also include eight nuclear power plants and a natural gas plant in Texas.
这项投资计划是美韩贸易协议的一部分，根据该协议，美国将把对韩国的关税降至15%。特朗普称，韩国为该管道项目提供的资金额将达540亿美元。然而韩国官方对此表示异议。
The deal came as part of a trade agreement between South Korea and the U.S. in which the U.S. would lower the tariff rate on South Korea to 15 percent. Trump said the investment from South Korea for the pipeline would be $54 billion. But South Korean officials pushed back on the announcement.
韩国总统李在明在社交媒体上写道，只有在确认项目具备经济可行性且符合韩国法律程序的前提下，阿拉斯加液化天然气项目才会推进。
South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, wrote on social media that the Alaska LNG project will proceed if its financial viability is confirmed and the project complies with South Korean legal procedures.
《华尔街日报》也报道称，韩国产业部长金正宽指出：“现在就公布具体数字或使用绝对化的措辞，远远超出了双方已达成的共识范围。”
The Wall Street Journal also reported that South Korean Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said, “Putting out figures, or using definitive language, goes far beyond what was agreed.”