White House: 18 Countries Have Made Formal Trade Proposals to U.S.

The Trump administration has received official trade offers from 18 countries, and its trade negotiation team has meetings scheduled with 34 countries this week, the White House announced Tuesday.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt provided an update on trade negotiations during a briefing on Tuesday.“There is a lot of progress being made. We now have 18 proposals on paper that have been brought to the trade team,” she detailed. “Again, these are proposals on paper that countries have proposed to the Trump administration and to our government.”Over 100 countries have expressed interest in making a deal, per the press secretary.“You...