Karoline Leavitt Asked About Potential Extension Of August 12 Tariff Deadline For China

During a White House press briefing on Thursday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about the August 12th tariff deadline for China.

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00:00Jake. Just one follow-up on tariffs and then one not. Is the president at all considering

00:04extending the August 12th China deadline at all? Is that in consideration? So look, on China,

00:10you heard from the president on Air Force One when we were returning from Scotland. You've

00:14heard from the Treasury Secretary as well, Ambassador Jameson Greer. They just spent two

00:18days in Geneva for their third round of talks with China. And the current policy, the current

00:23trade program that we have going with China right now as it stands will decrease our deficit by

00:29$5 billion this year. So we are moving in the right direction when it comes to China. And

00:34Secretary Besson and Ambassador Greer continue to be in direct communication with our Chinese

00:39counterparts. Is it an extension on the table potentially from the August 12th deadline as

00:45it stands? I don't think so, but I'll let the Secretary of Treasury speak on that because

00:48he's leading these negotiations. Great.