Trump tariffs live: President vents at China over Boeing as Beijing denies claims of trade deal talks

President Donald Trump welcomed Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre to the White House for a bilateral meeting on Thursday lunchtime.

Donald Trump said this week they were working on a deal and tariffs would come down, while U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent said there was “an opportunity for a big deal here” as the countries prepare to start negotiations.

The U.S. has raised tariffs on Chinese goods to 145 per cent and threatened tariffs of up to 245 per cent, while China has lifted tariffs on U.S. goods to 125 in retaliation.

Here are some of the key reasons Beijing has less reason than the U.S. to back down first.

Gustaf Kilander has the story.

President Donald Trump maintains that the U.S. and China are in trade talks over the tariffs they have imposed on each other, despite a flat-out denial from two ministries in Beijing that any negotiations are underway.

The president wouldn’t say who was participating in the talks.

President Donald Trump was asked if he still believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin is serious about peace, given the bombing of Kyiv last night, and whether he is considering new sanctions against Russia.

The president said: “So we are thinking that very strongly, that they both want peace, but they have to get to the table. We’re waiting a long time. They have to get them to the table. And I think we’re going to get peace. We want to save 5,000 young people. I used to say 2,500 … we have about 5000 young people a week that are dying in that ridiculous war.

“And, you know, I started out because I didn’t like all the money that we were paying, and then I realized how many people were dying, and that’s by far the more important element. Right now, I’m saying, we can save 1000s of people. I don’t like that it takes long at all. But I think they both want to make peace, I do believe so. There’s a lot of hatred. There’s a lot of very bad blood. A lot of stress, but I think we’re going to I hope we’re going to get there, for the sake of a lot of young people that are dying.”

Keen followers of the White House schedule will know that today, President Donald Trump is sitting down for a meeting with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre.

They are expected to discuss Ukraine, NATO, and, inevitably, tariffs.

The president, who let’s just say loves a dramatic reveal, just added something most unexpected to his schedule in a Truth Social post (yes, he’s still posting).

Later today I will be meeting with, of all people, Jeffrey Goldberg, the Editor of The Atlantic, and the person responsible for many fictional stories about me, including the made-up HOAX on “Suckers and Losers” and, SignalGate, something he was somewhat more “successful” with. Jeffrey is bringing with him Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker, not exactly pro-Trump writers, either, to put it mildly! The story they are writing, they have told my representatives, will be entitled, “The Most Consequential President of this Century.” I am doing this interview out of curiosity, and as a competition with myself, just to see if it’s possible for The Atlantic to be “truthful.” Are they capable of writing a fair story on “TRUMP”? The way I look at it, what can be so bad – I WON!

Take a moment to digest that.

Yes, the journalist who found himself at the heart of the Signalgate scandal will be interviewing the president, who called him “a loser” and the magazine “terrible.”

Here’s a quick reminder of what transpired last month, in what was described at the time by Democratic Senator Jack Reed as “one of the most egregious failures of operational security and common sense I have ever seen.”

Trump’s executive orders targeting so-called “sanctuary cities” are unconstitutional, according to a federal judge in California.

The president’s directives to withhold or freeze federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions likely violate the separation of powers, the Spending Clause, and Fifth and Tenth Amendments “because they impose coercive condition intended to commandeer local officials into enforcing federal immigration practices and law.”

Judge William H. Orrick issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the orders while the legal challenge plays out.

President Donald Trump’s meme cryptocurrency surged in price on Wednesday after its website announced a few lucky investors could win a private dinner with the president in Washington, D.C.

The $Trump coin surged approximately 60 percent after announcing the “most exclusive invitation in the world” dinner to the top 220 holders. The sudden price jumped to $14 – still well below its peak of $70 after launching in January.

Anthony Cuthbertson and Ariana Baio report.

Maryland District Judge Stephanie Gallagher — who was appointed by Trump in 2019 — found that the government’s removal of a 20-year-old Venezuelan man named in court documents as “Cristian” violated a court settlement intended to protect young immigrants who have pending asylum claims.

Alex Woodward has the details.