US President Donald Trump speaks to the press at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 27, 2025.

Donald Trump was asked by a reporter on Monday to explain what had happened to his administration’s promise to seal “90 trade deals in 90 days.”

Instead of outlining the dozens of deals with foreign countries that he previously boasted would be completed by Wednesday — the 90-day mark since his so-called April “Liberation Day” — the president just waffled, talked about a couple of frameworks and possible deals in place and then appeared to suggest his plan now mainly involved sending letters to foreign governments and telling them the tariffs that their products will now be subjected to, when they are imported into America.

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Reporter: What happened to 90 deals in 90 days?

Trump: Oh, we’ve spoken to everyone. We have more than 90. We’re going to have much more than 90 but most of those are going to be sent a letter pic.twitter.com/e6bWwFYFkz

Here is Trump’s response in full:

“Oh, we’ve spoken to everybody. We know every. It’s all done. I told you. I told you we’ll make some deals, but for the most part we’re gonna send a letter. We’re gonna saying, ‘Welcome........

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