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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Trump Continues to Send Mixed Messages on Phase One Trade Deal

China is now “more than” living up to the purchase commitments on U.S. farm products under the Phase One trade agreement, President Donald Trump told Fox & Friends Monday. “They know I'm very angry at them” over the COVID-19 virus, Trump said.

"Last week, because they know I'm very angry at them because this should have never happened, they made the largest order of corn, the largest order of soybeans in history," Trump said. "They made the largest beef order that they've done in a long time they are going the opposite way because they know how I feel because look they can't make it without us."

However, on Tuesday Trump said that he was the one that postponed the trade talks between U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, saying he did “not want to talk to China right now.”

Asked if he would pull out of the Phase One trade deal, Trump simply said, “We'll see.”