The Trump administration confirmed Tuesday that it has sent formal letters to multiple countries, reminding them to submit their “best offers” on trade negotiations ahead of a fast-approaching deadline.
“The president expects good deals, and we are on track for that,” Leavitt said, insisting that U.S. officials are in active talks with many key trading partners around the world.
But the need for a “friendly reminder” has fueled skepticism regarding the administration’s claims that the aggressive tariffs have motivated trading partners to negotiate deals with the US. Social media users accused the administration of approaching desperation as the deadline approaches.
Translation: They thought everyone would be crawling over eachother to contact them first.
It has happened multiple times now in different situations, where they set demands and/or set up meetings. And then they don’t send out or prepare paperwork. They just assume that the other party will be so eager to meet their demands, that everything will be done for them.