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Trump says he’s negotiated 200 trade deals — but won’t say with whom

The president was cryptic about the deals he says he’s reached but said he would give more details in a few weeks.

The United States has already struck 200 trade deals, President Donald Trump said in an interview this week — but he refused to say with whom.

Trump’s comments come just two weeks after he announced a 90-day pause on most of the sweeping global tariffs he imposed earlier this month to allow time for trade negotiations with hundreds of countries slugged by the punishing levies. Only China was exempted from the 90-day pause.

The United States has already struck 200 trade deals, President Donald Trump said in an interview this week — but he refused to say with whom.

Trump’s comments come just two weeks after he announced a 90-day pause on most of the sweeping global tariffs he imposed earlier this month to allow time for trade negotiations with hundreds of countries slugged by the punishing levies. Only China was exempted from the 90-day pause.

“I’ve made 200 deals,” Trump told Time Magazine in a wide-ranging interview published Friday, “100%.”

Pressed on which countries he had made deals with, Trump refused to say, nor did he clarify the terms of the agreements. He added that he would announce them “over the next three to four weeks,” once the negotiations are “finished.”

“Now, some countries may come back and ask for an adjustment, and I’ll consider that,” he said.

Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro said earlier this month that it was “possible” to sign 90 deals during the 90-day tariff reprieve, but the administration has so far yet to announce a single trade agreement. Given there are about 200 countries in the world, and assuming every purported deal is with a different country, Trump would need to have negotiated deals with just about every nation on the planet.

Vice President JD Vance traveled to India this week, where he said the Trump administration and New Delhi are “hard at work on a trade agreement.” Vance claimed he and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had “made very good progress.”

Talks are also underway with Japan, though Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told his parliament this month that Tokyo would not capitulate to American demands simply to “conclude negotiations swiftly.”

Comparing the U.S. to a “department store” and countries as customers, Trump told Time Magazine he would be uncompromising in trade negotiations.

“And on behalf of the American people, I own the store, and I set prices, and I’ll say, if you want to shop here, this is what you have to pay,” he said.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/...ime-interview-trade-war-tariffs-00309294

There is a total of 195 nations in the world. This man is an idiot.

China denies trade talks with U.S. after Trump says both sides are in discussion



"It doesn't matter who they are."

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Trump says if the US still has high tariffs a year from now, it would be a 'total victory'

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Fri, April 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM EDT 2 min read

- Trump considers high tariffs a "total victory" if they remain in place next year.
- He believes tariffs will encourage US production and reduce trade deficits with other countries.
- Despite claims of trade talks, China denies ongoing negotiations with the US.

President Donald Trump said if the US still has high tariffs on foreign imports a year from now, he would consider it a "total victory."

Trump made the comment in an interview with "Time" magazine published Friday about the first 100 days of his term, which he will reach on April 30. The interview took place at the White House on Tuesday.

During the interview, which was conducted by senior political correspondent Eric Cortellessa and editor in chief Sam Jacobs, "Time" asked the president if he'd consider it a victory if "high tariffs, whether it's 20% or 30% or 50%," were still in place in a year.

"Total victory," Trump replied, adding, "Because the country will be making a fortune."

Trump said that having zero tariffs "would be easy" but that it would not incentivize companies to produce their goods in the US.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump has said his sweeping tariff policy would encourage companies to build and invest in the US. The tariffs currently include a universal 10% tariff on most countries and a 145% tariff on China. Higher tariffs on other countries are currently under a 90-day pause that Trump announced earlier this month.

Trump's tariff announcement on April 2 tanked stock prices and financial markets around the world. Though there's been some recovery, markets have remained volatile as the uncertainty around tariffs continues.

Trump has said he wants to lower or eliminate US trade deficits with other countries and that he has been in talks with leaders around the world to strike deals on trade. He has also said Americans could feel "short-term" pain as a result of tariffs.

On Tuesday, the same day Trump gave the interview to Time, he told reporters at the White House that tariffs on China would "come down substantially," but not to zero.

Markets also reacted positively on Wednesday after The Wall Street Journal reported Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there was an "opportunity" for a big trade deal with China.

But Chinese officials on Thursday denied Trump's claim that China and the US were in talks on a trade deal.

Trump also told "Time" he has made 200 trade deals, though as of Friday none had been announced.

He declined to elaborate on the deals when asked, but said they would be finished "over the next three to four weeks."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-us-still-high-023405089.html