In a Cabinet Room meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, President Trump was asked why he won't call Chinese President Xi Jinping and make a trade deal.
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00:00Mr. President, on China, on China, Mr. President, you said that you have a message.
00:04You have said in the past that you aren't worried about allies growing closer to China as a result of their tariffs.
00:11And this week we saw Chinese President Xi in a visit with three of our allies.
00:15Should you be worried that they're growing closer?
00:17No. No. No.
00:19Mr. President, will you pick up the phone?
00:21Nobody, nobody can compete with us. Nobody.
00:24You said they have a relationship with President Xi. Why not pick up the phone and call him and make a deal?
00:28Oh, we're going to make a deal. We'll have a deal.
00:30I think we have a, I think we're going to make a very good deal with China.
00:33Do you like to reach out to him?
00:35I think, I think that you will see we'll make a very good deal with China.
00:38Mr. President Trump, Mr. President Trump.