President Trump railed against Xi Jinping in a late-night social media post days ahead of their planned call, complaining that the Chinese leader is “extremely hard to make a deal with” as trade talks stall.

“I like President XI of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH!!!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post at 2:17 a.m. Wednesday.

It was not immediately clear whether Trump’s attack on Xi was in response to any recent interaction with China or from general frustration with Beijing’s approach to trade. 4

Trump’s dig at Xi comes amid accusations by Washington that China has reneged on the framework agreement reached in Geneva last month — allegations that Beijing denies.

The deal outline amounted to a 90-day truce and ca

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