Aides Struggle to Explain Trump’s ‘Deal’ with China

President Trump “left his top advisers scrambling on Monday to explain a trade deal he claimed he’d struck with China to reduce tariffs on U.S. cars exported to the country — an agreement that doesn’t exist on paper and hasn’t been confirmed in Beijing,” Bloomberg reports.

“Questioned about the agreement on Monday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Trump’s top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, dialed back expectations and added qualifiers.”

“The confusion was exacerbated by the absence of a joint statement from the U.S. and China following the dinner.”