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Trump announces a trade agreement with the United Kingdom, although details are still months away from being finalized and the 10% tariffs remainWashington celebrates that "it has been possible because we blew up the whole system," while London considers it a "start," but not the end, and resists accepting a relaxation of phytosanitary standards.
Final details are under wraps but Trump promised the deal provides billions of dollars in access for U.S. agricultural products like beef and ethanol.
President Donald Trump will announce a trade agreement with the United Kingdom on Thursday morning, he wrote on social media, calling it “full and comprehensive,” without providing more details. The deal is the first the administration hopes to sign with dozens of trading partners across the world.
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It’s not just the “gesture” of a $400 million luxury plane that President Donald Trump says he’s smart to accept from Qatar. Or that he effectively auctioned off the first destination on his first major foreign trip,
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Korea JoongAng Daily on MSNSaudi crown prince welcomes Trump to kingdom as U.S. leader begins four-day Middle East tourPresident Donald Trump meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss Middle Eastern relations, oil production, and regional stability during his four-day visit.
President Trump makes announcement on U.K. trade deal. The deal is the first by the United States with a country whose imports were subject to new tariffs imposed by Trump in early April.
Trump is again diverging from U.S. presidential habit by choosing the Middle East, not Canada or Mexico, for the first foreign trip of his second term. He's hoping to do deals with three of the region's wealthiest countries.
The US President made the announcement in Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his three-nation visit to the Middle East. He also secured a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.