WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has been offered offers from at least 15 countries for bespoke trade deals after President Trump announced a 90-day suspension on mutual tariffs last week, White House press chief Carolyn Leavitt told reporters Tuesday.
“We were placed on more than 15 transactions, pieces of paper, on the table – proposals that are actively considered,” Levitt said in a regular briefing without specifying which countries made the offer.
The spokesman also said the contract has not yet been finalized, but the predicted deal should take place “soon.”
“As we consistently said, over 75 countries have reached out,” Leavitt explained. “So there’s a lot to do. We understand that very well, but we believe we can announce some deals soon.”
White House officials predicted last week that India, Japan and Vietnam are likely one of the first countries to come to understand one-on-one trade with the US.
meanwhile, Wall Street Journal Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent reported Monday that prompt agreements with Australia, South Korea and the UK are also prioritizing.
Trump, 78, announced on April 9 that he is refraining from imposing sudden duties on dozens of countries around the world to allow his economic team extra time to resolve the agreement.
Key players in the consultation include Bescent, Commerce Secretary Howard Luttonick, trade adviser Peter Navarro, director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett, and US trade representative Jamieson Greer.
“We have representatives of everyone on the trade team, and even people on the trade team. We talk to almost everyone on the planet. I think we have a very good, amazing offer that has been made to the US.
The NEC boss added that it is unclear whether the deals will be announced one at a time or at a time.
China is still the only country in a full-scale trade war with the United States, as Beijing and Washington are increasing tariffs to 125% on each other’s imports.
Trump said trade deals with Asian forces extend to Beijing.
“The ball is in the Chinese court,” the president said. “China needs to trade with us. We don’t need to trade with them.
“There’s no difference between China and the rest of the world, but they’re much bigger and China wants what we have. What every country wants to have — American consumers, or, in other words, they need our money.”
Additional Reports by Steve Nelson
