Trump's China Deals Are Just "Performance," Says Ex-US Trade Rep
Bloomberg Television·2026-05-15 10:44
GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US ON THE SHOW TODAY. IT DOES SEEM LIKE THE SUMMIT HAS BEEN HEAVY ON OPTICS, SYMBOLISM. HAS ANYTHING BEEN ACHIEVED SUBSTANTIALLY.I THINK THAT WITH MANY THINGS, CERTAINLY THESE TYPES OF EVENTS, THE SYMBOLISM IS PROBABLY THE PRODUCT. WHAT'S QUITE INTERESTING IS, FOR ALL THE WAYS IN WHICH THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND PRESIDENT TRUMP, ESPECIALLY IN HIS SECOND TERM, HAVE REALLY BROKEN NORMS DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. THIS PARTICULAR TRIPLEX CLASSICAL.ALMOST LIKE IT COULD'VE HAVE BEEN ...