Trump Says US Is In a Trade War With China Already: No Waiting ‘Til November

Sean James Oct 15th, 2025, 5:39 pm

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the United States is already in a trade war with China, weeks ahead of a planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea.

The president made the ear-catching comment during a press conference at the White House.

“You’re meeting with President Xi in a few weeks, if you can’t come to an agreement or a deal at that meeting, are we in for a sustained trade war with China?” asked Nik Popli.

“Well, you’re in one now,” Trump responded.

He continued: “Look, we have 100% tariff — if we didn’t have tariffs, we would be exposed as being a nothing. We would have no defense. You know they’ve used tariffs on us. But we’ve

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