President Trump claimed progress on multiple fronts in developing trade talks on Thursday as his tariff policy disrupts global trade relationships and increasingly hones in on China. Trump was optimistic about negotiations with China,

In a Tuesday social media post, President Donald Trump claimed he will protect farmers and said he recognizes he had to support them financially during his first administration after they were hit by a trade war with China.

Trump tariffs in 2016 sent a glut of cheap Chinese imports, originally intended for the US, into South East Asia, hurting many local manufacturers. But they also opened new doors for other businesses, often into global supply chains that wanted to cut their dependence on China.