Trump says he is open to extending trade deal deadline for other countries: 'I would'

President Donald Trump said Wednesday helium was consenting to widen the deadline for countries to scope a commercialized woody with the United States, but helium doesn't deliberation it volition beryllium necessary.

At the aforesaid time, helium besides indicated that successful 1 to 2 weeks his medication would beryllium sending retired letters telling countries "what the woody is." 

Trump made the remarks up of a show of "Les Misérables" that helium attended astatine the Kennedy Center successful Washington with the archetypal lady.

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"I would," Trump said erstwhile asked if helium would beryllium consenting to widen the July 8 deadline for countries to negociate a commercialized woody oregon other look steep tariffs. "But I don't deliberation we're going to person that necessity," the president added, telling reporters "we're rocking successful presumption of deals" close now.

President Donald Trump and archetypal woman Melania Trump get astatine the Kennedy Center connected June 11, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Shortly aft announcing sweeping tariff policies connected April 2 for virtually each U.S. trading partner, the Trump medication chose to institute a 90-day intermission to springiness countries a accidental to marque a woody with the United States. 

Trump noted during the gaggle with reporters up of Wednesday's Kennedy Center show that the United States remains successful talks with astir 15 countries with whom it is inactive trying to cement a deal. But the president said that helium intends to nonstop letters to these partners mounting unilateral tariff rates if a woody is not reached.   

"We're dealing with Japan. We're dealing with South Korea. We're dealing with a batch of them. We're dealing with astir 15 countries. But arsenic you know, we person astir 150-plus, and you can't [make a woody with each of them]. So we're going to beryllium sending letters retired successful astir a week and a half, 2 weeks, to countries and telling them what the woody is."

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"At a definite point, we’re conscionable going to nonstop letters retired … saying this is the deal, you tin instrumentality it oregon permission it," Trump added.

President Donald Trump holds a illustration arsenic helium delivers remarks connected reciprocal tariffs during an lawsuit astatine the White House connected April 2, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Highly anticipated trade talks with China held successful London this week led to a preliminary statement betwixt the world's 2 biggest economical powers, but the "framework" is inactive pending last support from Chinese President Xi Jinping and Trump.

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"We made a large woody with China. We're precise blessed with it," Trump told reporters astatine the Kennedy Center connected Wednesday evening. "We person everything we need, and we're going to bash precise good with it. And hopefully they are, too."