# Trump says he did not 'jump the gun' on South Korea Alaska LNG investment announcement

https://mins.news/en/item/84103

- Reuters, 2026-10-02 21:05 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-did-not-jump-gun-south-korea-alaska-lng-investment-announcement-2026-10-02/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac01c85aa92170001cc02ed

> US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he did not “jump the gun” by announcing South Korean investment in the Alaska LNG project. The decades-old project still has no binding commitments.

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