U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping may soon have a call regarding the Chinese regime’s tariff agreement violations that Trump revealed on May 30.
“We will see what the consequences are,” Bessent said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on June 1. “I believe we’ll see something very soon.”
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told ABC News’ “This Week” that he expects the exchange to take place sometime this week.
“President Trump, we expect, is going to have a wonderful conversation about the trade negotiations this week with President Xi. That’s our expectation,” he said, adding that Trump’s team, led by U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Xi’s team in China, are “talking every day trying to move the ball forward on this matter.”…
Bessent Says Trump, Xi May Speak ‘Very Soon’ About Trade Agreement
