Trump says he is open to extending an earlier July trade deal deadline

president Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was ready to extend the deadline of the countries to reach a trade agreement with the United States, but he does not think it will be necessary.

At the same time, he also indicated that within a week to two weeks, his administration will send messages that tell countries “What is the deal.”

Trump made the statements before performing “Les Misérables”, which he attended at the Kennedy Center in Washington with the first lady.

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Trump said when asked if he was ready to extend the deadline on July 8 to the countries to negotiate a commercial deal or face a sharp tariff. “But I don’t think we will get this necessity,” the president added, to reporters, “We are swinging in terms of deals,” at the present time.

Soon after the announcement of the customs tariff policies on April 2, for almost every American trading partner, the Trump administration chose to create a 90 -day stop to give countries an opportunity to conclude an agreement with the United States.

Trump indicated during the gag with the correspondents before the Kennedy Center’s performance on Wednesday that the United States is still taking place with about 15 countries that are still trying to strengthen a deal. But the president said that he intends to send messages to these partners and set tariff prices if there is no agreement.

“We are dealing with Japan. We are dealing with South Korea. We are dealing with many of them. We deal with about 15 countries. But as you know, we have about 150, and you can’t do that [make a deal with all of them]. So we will send messages within a week and a half about two weeks, to the countries and tell them what the deal is. “

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“At a certain stage, we will just send messages … saying this is the deal, you can take it or leave it,” Trump added.

President Donald Trump holds a plan and provides notes on mutual tariffs during an event at the White House on April 2, 2025. (Brendan Smaliowski/AFP via Getty Images)

The very expected trade talks with China, which was held in London this week, led to a preliminary agreement between the two largest economic powers in the world, but the “framework” is still awaiting the final approval of Chinese President Xi Jing and Trump.

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“We have made a lot with China. We are very happy with it,” Trump told reporters at the Kennedy Center on Wednesday evening. “We have everything we need, and we will do very well. We hope they are.”