Trump Says Everybody Wants To Make A Deal On Tariffs
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested Trump had used the tariffs to create “maximum negotiating leverage for himself.”
"This was his strategy all along," Bessent told reporters. “And you might even say that he goaded China into a bad position. They responded. They have shown themselves to the world to be the bad actor.”
Bessent is the point person in the country-by-country negotiations that could address foreign aid and military cooperation as well as economic matters. Trump has spoken with leaders of Japan and South Korea, and a delegation from Vietnam was due to meet with U.S. officials on Wednesday.
Bessent declined to say how long negotiations with the more than 75 countries that have reached out might take.
Trump said a resolution with China was possible as well. But officials have said they will prioritize talks with other countries.
"This was his strategy all along," Bessent told reporters. “And you might even say that he goaded China into a bad position. They responded. They have shown themselves to the world to be the bad actor.”
Bessent is the point person in the country-by-country negotiations that could address foreign aid and military cooperation as well as economic matters. Trump has spoken with leaders of Japan and South Korea, and a delegation from Vietnam was due to meet with U.S. officials on Wednesday.
Bessent declined to say how long negotiations with the more than 75 countries that have reached out might take.
Trump said a resolution with China was possible as well. But officials have said they will prioritize talks with other countries.
