Donald Trump referred to his commercial war during the briefing on board the Air Force aircraft They were on their way back from Florida, where he spent the last 3 days playing golf. The president argued that abroad trade partners in America are making a decision to negociate with him, but pointed out that This is possible only if they agree to balance their trade with the US.
When asked about the message of his advisor and billionaire Elon Musk that he would like to make a free trade region without duties between the US and Europe, Trump again reiterated his objections to the EU's "horrible treatment" of America.
— The United States cannot lose $1.9 trillion in trade. We cannot do that and at the same time spend quite a few money on NATO to defend European nations, defend them with the military and lose money on trade. The full thing is crazy, and I was chosen on that basis," he said. “You know, Americans realize this much better than the media, but the media realize it,” he added.
Donald Trump on customs. “Or I won’t talk”
He pointed out that although European leaders “They come to the table” and want to talk, “there will be no talks until they pay us large moneyannual, first for the present but besides for the past." Trump did not explain what he meant, but suggested that it would be compensation for the fact that Europe "takes distant quite a few money from America."
In a akin tone, he spoke about possible talks with China.
“ Hundreds of billions of dollars a year are lost to China. And if we don't solve this problem, I don't intend to make a deal. I'm willing to make a deal, but They gotta solve their surplus. said Trump.
The president besides confirmed reports that he was close to entering into a TikTok takeover agreement with China, but Beijing withdrew after he announced fresh duties. — If I cut the fares a small bit, they would have approved the agreement in 15 minutes, which shows the tariff power, right? — he said.
When asked whether he intended to origin a stock marketplace collapse, Trump denied this hypothesis., even though he twice posted a TikToka movie on his social networking site claiming he was deliberately seeking to decline on the markets to force the national Reserve to lower interest rates.
During the briefing on board the Trump aircraft, he only briefly referred to negotiations with Russia and the war in Ukraine. He only stated that talks with Moscow were ongoing, but noted that "he doesn't like bombing."
