During his lunch with African leaders at the White House on July 9, President Trump complimented the president of Liberia on his English-speaking skills.

President Donald Trump lauded praise on Liberian President Joseph Boakai’s English skills Wednesday, seemingly unaware that English is the country’s official national language and that the U.S. played a major role in the nation’s development.

The European Union said it was working on sealing a trade deal with the United States by the end of the month, while U.S. President Donald Trump promised that he would deliver further tariff notices on unnamed countries on Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that countries that don't make trade deals with the United States will get letters, informing them of the tariffs they will be charged if they export products to the United States.

Dozens of America’s trading partners are bracing themselves for August 1, the new deadline for punishing tariffs on goods they export to the United States.

In letters so far to 14 countries, including smaller exporters to the United States such as Serbia, Thailand and Tunisia, Trump hinted at opportunities for additional negotiations, even while warning that reprisals would draw a like-for-like response.

President Donald Trump has sent out tariff letters to six smaller U.S. trading partners in his first batch of import tax announcements of the day