President Donald Trump commented further on his long-awaited call with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier Thursday on trade.

Trump said he believed they "straightened out any complexity" regarding the agreement reached by top officials in Geneva last month. Over the past week, both the U.S. and China accused the other of violating the terms of the deal.

"I think we're in very good shape with China and the trade deal," Trump said. "We have a trade deal with China, as you know, but we were straightening out some of the points having to do mostly with rare earths, magnets and some other things."

President Donald Trump was asked if he spoke with Xi Jinping about allowing Chinese students to attend American schools.

The president said he wanted Chinese students as well as other international students to come to the U.S., but under more scrutiny.

"We want to have foreign students, but they have to be checked," he said.

Trump claimed Harvard did not give the administration its list of international students, but added that they are "starting to behave."

President Donald Trump was asked about his latest travel ban on specific countries around the world and why Egypt was not included.

The suspect in the Boulder, Colorado, attack was an Egyptian national and Trump cited the attack as a reason for his move.

"Egypt has been a country that we deal with. They have things under control. The countries we have, don't have things under control," Trump said of the nations affected by the ban.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived at the White House and greeted President Donald Trump with a handshake before their meeting.