President Donald Trump told reporters that he thought he could wrap up tariff talks “over the next three or four weeks.” Meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni earlier in the day, he said he was "in no rush" to finish trade deals.

President Donald Trump and his advisers said this was the plan all along: Scare the bejesus out of the world by announcing astronomically high tariffs, get countries to come to the negotiating table,

U.S. President Donald Trump showed little signs of backing down on his plans to tariff the world Thursday — even as members of his administration continued to claim the duties will lead to the negotiation of new trade deals.