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Broadcast reports President announced trade deals with European Union and Republic of Korea
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A State Department weekly program said President Trump announced a historic trade deal with the European Union with large investment and energy-purchase figures, and later announced a trade deal with the Republic of Korea; the recording did not provide texts of agreements or currency designations.
The Week at State host said this week that President Trump announced a “historic” trade deal with the European Union that the broadcast described as including “600,000,000,000 in new investments in The United States” and “750,000,000,000 in purchases in American energy,” and that the president later announced a trade deal with the Republic of Korea.
The recording attributed the trade announcements to the president and described them as part of an “America first trade policy.” The broadcast did not provide formal texts of the agreements, specify the currency for the numeric figures, nor identify the legal or congressional steps needed to implement those deals.
Because the program was a summary, it did not include the bilateral agreement texts, implementing timelines, or details on tariff, investment-protection, or regulatory provisions. The transcript also did not state whether the agreements are provisional, have been signed, or are subject to congressional approval.
The broadcast placed the announcements alongside other foreign-policy items but did not provide supporting documents; journalists seeking to verify the claims should consult official White House, U.S. Trade Representative, or partner-government releases.
