Trump is set meet with Chinese President Xi on Thursday in Busan in their first face-to-face meeting this term.
Some notable quotes today:
- Trump said the expected trade deal would be good for both countries and “something very exciting for everybody.. That’s really a great result. That’s better than fighting and going through all sorts of problems."
- On China said, it's “going to work out very, very well for everybody.”
- Trump said he expected the agreement to solve “a lot of problems” and include lower tariffs on Chinese goods in exchange for Beijing taking steps to curb the production of fentanyl
- Trump said a trade deal with South Korea was “pretty much finalized."
- “We’re signing one trade deal after another to balance our relationships on the basis of reciprocity,” he said
- Asked about a third term said “If you read it, it’s pretty clear. I’m not allowed to run. It’s too bad, but we have a lot of great people.”
Trump was also photographed raising a glass to Mark Carney in a sign of warmer relations "they made finger guns at each other and smiled, exchanging pleasantries," the Globe & Mail reported. But Trump wrote on Truth Social “For those that are asking, we didn’t come to South Korea to see Canada!”
