Trump abruptly ends ‘tremendously successful’ Asia trip
He predicted an already unveiled $300bn worth of trade deals 'is going to be quadrupled very quickly' to over a trillion dollars but offered no evidence for this
Manila - US President Donald Trump said he had done “a really fantastic job” on a five-nation tour of Asia in which he had made a lot of friends, but he ended it abruptly Tuesday by skipping most of a Philippines summit. The US president, who began his journey in Japan 12 days ago, said his trip had seen progress in his goal of narrowing America’s trade deficits. “I’ve made a lot of friends at the highest level,” Trump told reporters shortly before boarding Air Force One in Manila, adding the trip was “tremendously successful”. “I think the fruits of our labour are going to be incredible,” he said, later predicting an already unveiled $300bn worth of trade deals “is going to be quadrupled very quickly” to over a trillion dollars. He offered no evidence for this assessment. “It’s been a really great 12 days,” he said. “I think we have done a really fantastic job.” Before leaving, Trump gathered briefly with 18 other world leaders ahead of the start of the East Asia Summit, the final ...
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