Trump’s ‘impossible’ deadline looms over world leaders with few trade deals done

Trump’s ‘impossible’ deadline looms over world leaders with few trade deals done


President Donald Trump‘s trade war rages on as he’s set to huddle with world leaders in Europe this week, with a major deadline looming.

Trump announced a 90-day pause on his “Liberation Day” tariffs on April 9, which means he has less than three weeks to strike trade deals affecting more than 80 countries ahead of the July 9 deadline, including with the European Union.

“It’s impossible,” said Paul Sracic, an adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute. “And we always knew it was impossible to do this many deals this quickly. These deals are complicated, and even with the deals that have been announced, there still seems to be some confusion.”

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So far, just two deals have been announced, one with the United Kingdom, one of the United

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