Yamiche Alcindor: There’s ‘No Clear Indication’ that Trump’s Made 200 Trade Deals

WELKER President Trump telling ░░░░░░░░ Magazine in a new ░░░░░░░░ that he s made ░░░░░░░░ trade deals but would ░░░░░░░░ share specifics including which ░░░░░░░░ are supposedly involved He ░░░░░░░░ told Time Magazine the ░░░░░░░░ President Xi Jinping called ░░░░░░░░ even as China denies ░░░░░░░░ any trade talks have ░░░░░░░░ place And the president ░░░░░░░░ questions from reporters today ░░░░░░░░ the specifics Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ You said that you ░░░░░░░░ spoken to President Xi ░░░░░░░░ did that happen China ░░░░░░░░ it hasn t happened ░░░░░░░░ I ve spoken to ░░░░░░░░ numerous times Reporter You ░░░░░░░░ you spoke with President ░░░░░░░░ Have you spoken to ░░░░░░░░ since the tariffs Trump ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ on that but I ░░░░░░░░ spoken to him many ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 2 In Time ░░░░░░░░ you said that President ░░░░░░░░ called you When did ░░░░░░░░ happen and what did ░░░░░░░░ discuss Trump I ll ░░░░░░░░ you know at the ░░░░░░░░ time Let s see ░░░░░░░░ we can make a ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends WELKER Let ░░░░░░░░ bring in a couple ░░░░░░░░ my NBC News colleagues ░░░░░░░░ the very latest NBC ░░░░░░░░ Yamiche Alcindor is at ░░░░░░░░ White House and Shannon ░░░░░░░░ is with me on ░░░░░░░░ following the shipping crunch ░░░░░░░░ a result of these ░░░░░░░░ Shannon looking forward to ░░░░░░░░ into that with you ░░░░░░░░ just a moment but ░░░░░░░░ let me start with ░░░░░░░░ because President Trump told ░░░░░░░░ Magazine he s done ░░░░░░░░ trade deals Take us ░░░░░░░░ What s the reality ░░░░░░░░ there ALCINDOR Kristen the ░░░░░░░░ check is that we ░░░░░░░░ not sure where the ░░░░░░░░ is getting this 200 ░░░░░░░░ from There s no ░░░░░░░░ indication that he s ░░░░░░░░ 200 trade deals or ░░░░░░░░ Nothing announced publicly We ░░░░░░░░ that Trump officials have ░░░░░░░░ everything from 90 deals ░░░░░░░░ been signed to 20 ░░░░░░░░ to 10 deals What ░░░░░░░░ know is that nothing ░░░░░░░░ been publicly announced And ░░░░░░░░ continue to await whether ░░░░░░░░ not we ll actually ░░░░░░░░ details on these deals ░░░░░░░░ so far President Trump ░░░░░░░░ not wanted to provide ░░░░░░░░ of those details, Kristen.”