Exclusive: US pushes countries for best offers by Wednesday as tariff deadline looms

[highplainsdem]

Source: Reuters

The Trump administration wants countries to provide their best offer on trade negotiations by Wednesday as officials seek to accelerate talks with multiple partners ahead of a self-imposed deadline in just five weeks, according to a draft letter to negotiating partners seen by Reuters.

The draft, from the office of the United States Trade Representative, provides a window into how President Donald Trump plans to bring to a close unwieldy negotiations with dozens of countries that kicked off on April 9 when he paused his "Liberation Day" tariffs for 90 days until July 8 after stock, bond and currency markets revolted over the sweeping nature of the levies.

The document suggests an urgency within the administration to complete deals against its own tight deadline. While officials such as White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett have repeatedly promised that several agreements were nearing completion, so far only one agreement has been reached with a major U.S. trading partner: Britain. Even that limited pact was more akin to a framework for ongoing talks than a final deal.

According to the draft document, the U.S. is asking countries to list their best proposals in a number of key areas, including tariff and quota offers for purchase of U.S. industrial and agricultural products and plans to remedy any non-tariff barriers.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/us-pushes-countries-best-offers-by-wednesday-tariff-deadline-looms-2025-06-02/

[tishaLA]

1. Shoulda made them due on TACO Tuesday

They think they can roll foreign leaders like they roll congressional repubs. Good luck with that.

[wolfie001]

9. lol nt

[Bluetus]

2. A 12-pack of tacos with extra fire sauce

That's our best offer.

Seriously, with taco-man in charge, why would anybody make ANY offer. If they agreed to something, Trump would be back for more in a few weeks, just like with CBS.

And if they don't make an offer, Trump will belly-flop around for a few days and then chicken out.

There is no scenario where it makes any tactical sense to offer anything at this stage (other than the aforementioned bag of tacos, of course.)

[Zorro]

3. The leaders of other countries do read the news

and know Trump's entire tariff demands have been declared illegal. I think they're just going to wait and see what shakes out when the Supreme Court makes their decision.

[wolfie001]

10. "Balls & Strikes" Roberts will f6ck it up

I'm sure of it.

[Wonder Why]

11. He lacks the former and has three of the latter already!

[wolfie001]

14. Oh my! Touche!

[Lovie777]

4. This again..................

[Tarzanrock]

5. The United States of America is now groveling to the rest of the World.

How fucking humiliating is this, America? Begging the rest of the World for "offers" for the insane Turd's so-called "negotiations." It appears that there have not been any "offers" which have been put on the table and none which are forecoming -- hence the "begging." Pathetic! Just fucking pathetic!

[Keepthesoulalive]

6. A bully only knows one way to negotiate

He can huff and puff and threaten to blow up trade but they don’t care. They will not bend the knee, they are not afraid of him, the will work around him.

[struggle4progress]

7. "Gimme a plane! Or buy a billion dollars worth of my souvenir coin! Or book visits

to my golf clubs! Or recognize me as US president-for-life! How hard can this be?"

[thesquanderer]

8. At this point, I think there's only one appropriate response to Trump from these countries...

[WMDemocract]

12. You don't negotiate with a hostage-taker -- you disarm him.

This isn’t “trade policy.” It’s economic terrorism dressed up in a red hat and spray tan. Trump’s giving countries 48 hours to grovel or get punished, because that’s the only way he knows how to operate — fear, chaos, and bluffing like a washed-up casino boss with no chips left.

The only “deal” here is the raw one Americans are about to get when prices spike, jobs vanish, and allies finally decide we’re not worth the instability anymore.

And somehow his cult still cheers as he burns down the global economy with a gold-plated flamethrower.

[Tarzanrock]

13. That Asshole's tariffs have already been ruled "illegal" by two Federal Courts.

The WTO found the Turd's tariffs against China in his first term to be "illegal." Now, according to a paywalled CNN article just now on their website this lunatic motherfucker is now "threatening" two (2) "American" corporations with his illegal and insane tariffs! Just how batshit bananas does this insane criminal lunatic have to be before the Republican Nazi Party decides to kill its deranged Monster?

[ToxMarz]

15. Take it from Wimpy, the best offer is always

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[Firestorm49]

16. Never be the first to show your cards in a negotiation.