Former US President Donald Trump says Taiwan remains a “difficult” issue for Washington, explaining that the island is far from the United States. According to reporting from two outlets, Trump characterizes the challenge largely in terms of geography, saying the US is about 9,500 miles away from Taiwan. The comments are presented as Trump’s rationale for why Taiwan continues to be complicated for US policy. The articles do not provide new policy details or specific proposals, but they frame his remarks as an explanation for ongoing US difficulties related to Taiwan. Both sources focus on the same core point: Trump links the complexity of the Taiwan question to the distance between the US and the island, which he says makes it harder for the US to manage or respond to developments there. The reporting does not include further corroborating context in the provided excerpts, such as responses from the Biden administration, Taiwan, or China.