President Donald Trump is mixing three issues that should not be mixed: trade, foreign policy and enforcement, says Max Baucus.
President Donald Trump is mixing three issues that should not be mixed: trade, foreign policy and enforcement, said Max Baucus, former U. S. ambassador to China.
And that could be a “real danger,” Baucus told CNBC.
U. S. and Chinese officials met this week in Washington to talk about trade. During those meetings, an agreement between the two countries including possible tariff reductions started to take shape, a senior administration official told CNBC on Friday.
“The problem is he may give in on trade in order to get [North Korean dictator] Kim [Jong Un],” Baucus said on ” Closing Bell .”
The summit between Kim and Trump is set to take place in Singapore, but it’s unclear if it will occur. Kim has threatened to pull out and on Wednesday Trump said “we’ll have to see” if the summit is still on.
On Thursday, Trump said the North Korean leader was possibly being influenced by Beijing.
“It’s very dangerous because we don’t know what’s in Kim Jong Un’s mind.
