“I have no deadline,” Trump said, suggesting that a new trade deal with the Chinese might not come until after next year’s election. Trump has made a habit of clashing publicly with allies and breaking diplomatic norms during international conferences, which factored into NATO officials’ decision to keep this year’s leaders meeting short. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on wine and other French products in retaliation for France’s tech tax. President Obama did not represent us strong.”“He gave everything away” to Europe, Trump said, without specifying what he was talking about. And even as NATO allies and American officials have complained about Turkey’s incursion in northern Syria and its decision to purchase Russian S-400 missiles, Trump undercut any attempts to rein in the NATO member country.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 03, 2019 13:07 UTC