During Friday’s White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt answered questions about President Trump and China's President Xi's ongoing trade war.
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00:00Thanks, Caroline.
00:01President Trump has said China wants to make a deal on tariffs.
00:04The President says he has a great relationship with Chinese President Xi.
00:07He's willing to speak with him directly.
00:09Why doesn't the President just pick up the phone and get this ball going?
00:13All of the things the President just said are true.
00:15The President, as I said from the podium just a few days ago when I was up here,
00:19would be gracious if China intends to make a deal with the United States.
00:23If China continues to retaliate, it's not good for China.
00:26The United States of America is the strongest, best economy in the world,
00:30as evidenced by the more than 75 countries who have called the administration immediately to cut good deals.
00:36So the President wants to do what's right for the American people.
00:39He wants to see fair trade practices around the globe, and that's his intention and his goal.
00:44So is he waiting for China to make the first move here?
00:46I'm not going to comment on communications that are happening or may not be happening or either way.
00:52We'll leave it to our national security team to get these discussions underway.
00:56And as always, in the effort of transparency, we will provide updates moving forward.
01:01But the President has made it very clear he's open to a deal with China.
01:04Why is he optimistic that China is going to make a deal, or wants to make a deal?
01:07If they're not talking, where does that optimism come from?
01:09He's optimistic. Sean.
01:11What should I do?
01:12The Pressrevist.
01:16Is that what I said?
01:17Are things going to come through with the moreस?,
01:18that the British had made it very clear and critical,
01:20that the Earth would give questions before the light of the
01:28representation of Americans.
01:29Go still.
01:31Go still.
01:32Goieren.
01:33The geese factor.
01:34Go.
01:35Go.
01:36Now you can't waste the logic.
01:37You can't waste in any context at all upon the earth as a city.
01:38Fuck off, it's negative.
01:39When they把 problems face X or else?