But the level of trade success Trump will have achieved by next week looks to fall short of his goals. Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro touted “90 deals in 90 days” in April. As the deadline approaches though, others in the Administration are lowering expectations.

A week before US President Donald Trump reimposes steep tariffs on dozens of economies, including the EU and Japan, many are still scrambling to reach a deal that would protect them from the worst.This week,

President Donald Trump says he is not planning to extend a 90-day pause on tariffs on most nations beyond July 9, when the negotiating period he set would expire, and his administration will notify countries that the trade penalties will take effect unless there are deals with the United States.

Washington is using the tariffs to force countries to further align with US war interests and substantially boost military spending.

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Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts responds to President Donald Trump threatening Japan with a new tariff and Elon Musk's latest social media criticism of the 'big beautiful bill.'