“I put a 20% Tariff… I Reduced it by 10%.” — Trump’s Air Force One Recap of Xi Meeting

“I put a 20% Tariff… I Reduced it by 10%.” — Trump’s Air Force One Recap of Xi Meeting

President Trump, mid-flight and mid-victory lap, told reporters his meeting with Xi Jinping was “amazing,” “outstanding,” and full of “very important points.”

The highlight reel: China will “start buying tremendous amounts of soybeans immediately,” fentanyl precursors will be “worked very hard on,” and that 20% tariff? Quietly trimmed down to 10% “effective immediately.”

In classic Trump fashion, the numbers moved, the tone soared, and the policy math… well, wobbled. It’s part trade diplomacy, part stand-up routine, all wrapped in a press gaggle that sounds like it was edited by a soy farmer with a fentanyl fact sheet.

The clip is equal parts bravado and bafflement—a reminder that geopolitics at 30,000 feet can feel a lot like turbulence with better lighting.