Trump wants everyone to stop asking when trade deals are coming

Trump and his team were touting the countries eager to make deals with the U.S. on trade. They changed their tune when it became clear such deals wouldn't materialize quickly.

WASHINGTON — Just a few weeks ago, President Donald Trump and White House aides were boasting that his tariffs would force a legion of foreign nations to rush into new trade deals — and that Trump's prowess would yield more favorable terms for the U.S.

“I’m telling you, these countries are calling us up, kissing my a--,” Trump said last month before his reciprocal tariffs were due to go into effect. "They are dying to make a deal. ‘Please, please, sir, make a deal. I’ll do anything. I’ll do anything, sir!’”

Follow live politics coverage here

"We've got 90 deals in 90 days possibly pending here," Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro said on NBC News' "Meet the Press" a few days later — after Trump paused some of his tariffs and declared a three-month negotiating window.

But Trump has changed his tone and his tune in recent days, as it has become clear that trade agreements don't materialize as quickly as he would like and that there aren't dozens in the queue. His shift also comes amid heavy criticism that his tariffs will hike prices for consumers and harm an American economy that had its first negative growth in years in the first quarter.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-trade-deals-coming-rcna205340


Post ID: 995c7789-68d9-45c5-978a-e7d22af996eb
Rating: 5
Created: 2 months ago
Your ad can be here
Create Post

Similar classified ads


News's other ads