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The Trump administration is more concerned with the quality of trade agreements than their timing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday ahead of an August 1 deadline for countries to secure trade deals or face steep tariffs.
Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday the Aug. 1 date set by President Trump for tariffs to hit countries that fail to negotiate deals with the U.S. is a “hard deadline.” Bessent during an interview on Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria” said countries without trade deals will be hit with the tariffs Trump