At a White House meeting today, both President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said they were confident they could make a trade deal. The president added that he is in no rush to finalize deals with individual countries.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday inserted himself directly into trade talks with Japanese officials, a sign of the high stakes for the United States after its tariffs rattled the economy and caused the administration to assure the public that it would quickly reach deals.