According to the New York Post, Trump also claimed that he has been contacted by the presidents of numerous nations to strike a deal with the US.
“I had conversations with several leaders from all over the globe, including European and Asian ones. They’re desperate to reach an agreement,” he said.
However, I said that we would not have a deficit with your nation. I consider a deficit to be a defeat, therefore we won’t do that. At most, we will break even, but at worst, we will have surpluses.
However, market futures saw yet another decline Wednesday night, with the S&P 500 down almost 2.5 percent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 2.1 percent.
According to the news site, equities around Asia plummeted, with Tokyo’s 225 index shedding almost 8% at market opening and 6% by noon.