Trump Gives Update On Bessent And Lutnick's Attempts To Achieve US-China Trade Deal

Speaking to reporters, President Trump spoke about Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick's efforts to achieve a US-China trade deal.

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00:00John is doing a very good job in his first place.

00:02Mr. President, your Treasury Secretary and Howard Blutnick,

00:06Secretary of Commerce, China talks wrap today.

00:10Any sort of reaction coming out of the meeting?

00:12They're extending the truce.

00:15Are you pleased with that?

00:16Would you like to have seen?

00:17I just had a phone call from Scott Bessett.

00:21And they had a very good meeting with China.

00:22And it seems that, I mean, they're going to brief me tomorrow.

00:26We'll either approve it or not.

00:28But he felt very good about the meeting.

00:32Better than he felt yesterday.

00:35Yesterday, he said, ooh, here we go again.

00:37Here we go again.

00:38But today, it worked out very well.

00:41I think the result is probably perfect.

00:43I saw a report from Reuters that in