North by night book summary9/19/2023 ![]() ![]() Trump was flying back to Washington on Saturday evening after the conclusion of the annual G-20 meetings. He lauded his daughter's efforts to help female entrepreneurs, joking that "if she weren't my daughter, it would be so much easier for her." Trump also joined a women's entrepreneurial finance event, a project spearheaded by his daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump. Tillerson, who took part in the meeting, said Trump had been "rightly focused on how do we move forward from something that may be an intractable disagreement at this point?" White House officials traveling aboard Air Force One did not dispute that account. Putin, in a news conference Saturday, offered his version of events and said he thought Trump believed his in-person denials of Russian meddling. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday that Trump and Putin had a "robust and lengthy" discussion about Russian election interference but Putin denied any involvement. Trump raised the issue of Russia's meddling in the 2016 elections and discussed plans for a cease-fire agreement in Syria. Independent trade negotiations between the two countries are a possibility as Britain exits the European Union - a move Trump has supported.Įarlier, Trump said Saturday he had a "tremendous meeting" with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, his first comments on the talks with the Russian leader. May was the first foreign leader to visit Trump at the White House and he told her he would soon "be going to London" once details were worked out. Meeting with May, the British leader, Trump pointed to their "special relationship," and said the two countries were working on a trade agreement. Trump said he wanted a new arrangement that is "equitable" and "reciprocal." "Many things have happened that have led to trade imbalances and we're going to turn that around," Trump said during the meeting with Xi. The Trump administration is investigating the possibility of putting new barriers on steel imports based on national security considerations, a move that could target China, which has flooded international markets with cheap steel exports. Trade was also a key part of the discussions. Trump officials said later that the president hadn't given up on the relationship. "So much for China working with us - but we had to give it a try!" Earlier in the week, he vented on Twitter that trade between China and North Korea had grown nearly 40 percent at the start of 2017. ![]()
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