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Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick told Bloomberg on Thursday that President Donald Trump correctly stated they've reached a "deal" with China on trade. "We just signed with China yesterday, right?" Trump asked an advisor during an event at the White House. There were also no further details on what the deal was. In early June, the White House made a deal with China to return to trade levels from April before the two countries began slapping more tariffs on each other's goods, Reuters reported.According to Lutnick, a "deal" was signed two days ago — on Tuesday. As Bloomberg noted, there were no further details on the matter. The previous deal in early June said that after the two countries raised tariffs in a tit-for-tat battle in the global media, they would return to the tariffs decided in April. Two weeks ago, Lutnick said the 55% rate on Chinese imports is fixed and unalterable. When CNBC asked him whether the levels on China would not change, he confirmed, "You can definitely say that.""Our deal with China is done, subject to final approval with President Xi and me," Trump said on Truth Social in early June, ABC News reported. It's unclear if this is the "deal" that Trump is referring to. That agreement would impose a 55% tariff on all goods imported from China.

President Donald Trump delivered a rambling speech Thursday afternoon, during which he appeared to claim he signed a trade deal with China. The comment came in passing, and the president didn't elaborate, despite intense interest over the ramifications of such an agreement. "We just signed with China yesterday, right?" Trump asked an advisor off to his right during an event at the White House. Neither he nor the White House has confirmed if there is a deal with China. There were also no further details on what the deal was. In early June, the White House made a deal with China to return to trade levels from April before the two countries began slapping more tariffs on each other's goods. Independent journalist and author of "Public Notice," Aaron Rupar, speculated that it wasn't real. "We've gone from '90 [deals] in 90 days' to Trump touting fake trade deals," he wrote on Bluesky. He also noted that in the same speech, Trump claimed, "We're cutting $1.7 trillion in this bill and you're not gonna feel any of it. Your Medicaid is left alone. It's left the same."Rupar called it a "brazen lie."Fans of Trump were quick to cheer that he accomplished his goal. If accurate, the deal would be just the second that his team has made in the past 85 days. Trump's goal was to reach 90 deals in 90 days. So far, he's reached one with the United Kingdon and a framework agreement with China. Others were confused, using several question marks or asking, "Huh?"The Kobeissi Letter, which provides commentary on global capital markets, noted that if the deal had occurred on Wednesday, "there was no announcement of this deal."Trump has frequently boasted of his perceived successes.A stock and options trader and retired orthopedic surgeon in Florida shared the comment from Trump with an emoji scratching his chin."There was no announcement of this deal yesterday," Yasir Mahmood also posted with a laughing emoji. "The theater never ends with this guy."

President Donald Trump's administration seemed to fail to convince Senate Democrats that Iran's nuclear program had been "obliterated."Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) spoke to reporters Thursday after emerging from the briefing."The allegations that we have obliterated their program just don't seem to stand up to reason," the senator said, adding: "I just do not think the president was telling the truth when he said this program was obliterated. They were certainly damaged under the program but there is a significant—there's still significant remaining capability for the Iranians.""I walk away from that briefing still under the belief that we have not obliterated the program," he continued. "The president was deliberately misleading the public when he said the program was obliterated."Republicans, however, sided with Trump. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) insisted that the nuclear program had been obliterated, but he also said the fight was not "over.""I don't want people to think that the danger is over, cause it's not," he insisted.Watch the video below from RSBN.

President Donald Trump touted the praise of a Christian leader who claimed God prevented his assassination so he could order a strike on Iran.In a Thursday post on Truth Social, Trump shared a message from Ralph Reed, the former chairman of the Georgia GOP and founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition."THANK YOU for your bold decision to strike the nuclear sites in Iran," the evangelical Christian wrote to Trump. "You had the guts to do what no other president would do.""I believe God spared your life in Butler PA & again at Trump International so you could be here today to make this historic decision," he added. "It was a Reaganesque & Churchillian moment. America, Israel and the world thanks to you."

Kari Lake, special advisor to the United States Agency for Global Media, struggled to remember that the people of Armenia speak Armenian.During a Wednesday hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) asked Lake about the status of America's Voice of Armenia."Do you happen to know, Ms. Lake? I come from the land of William Saroyan, and I assume you know what language the people of Armenia speak?" "I've actually heard it," Lake replied. "It's a beautiful language. I can't name it. Can you please tell me?""Yeah, it's Armenian," Costa explained. "The story of Armenian language is, and the Voice of Armenia, was so that the people of Armenia would understand — who were under the oppression of the Soviet Union — what America stood for and what our values stood for."Watch the video below or click here.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio could not withhold his laughter after a reporter noted that NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte referred to President Donald Trump as "daddy.""The NATO chief, who is your friend," a reporter told Trump during a press conference on Wednesday. "He called you daddy earlier. Do you regard your NATO allies as kind of children?"As the reporter spoke, Rubio was unable to hold back laughter."No, he likes me. I think he likes me," Trump replied. "If he doesn't, I'll let you know. I'll come back and I'll hit him hard, okay?""He did. He did it very affectionate," the president added. "Daddy, you're my daddy."Watch the video below from CNN or click the link.

President Donald Trump was pressed about being called “Daddy” by Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof, during his final NATO press conference on Wednesday.“The NATO chief, who is your friend, he called you daddy earlier,” Deborah Haynes from Sky News said, “Do you regard your NATO allies as kind of like Children?”Haynes attempted to extend her question but Trump interrupted.“No, he likes me.” Trump said. “I think he likes me. If he doesn't let you know that I'll come back and I'll hit him hard, okay?”The president added that Schoff called him “daddy” in a “very affectionate way.”Haynes tried to get the rest of her question in “Do you regard your NATO allies though as can of like children and they will not listen to and are spending more—”Trump attempted to interrupt again but Haynes pressed on“Do you hope that actually they going to be able to defend themselves ... defend Europe on their own?”“I think you need the help a little but at the beginning,” Trump said. “And I think they will remember this day. This is a big day for NATO. This was a very big day. They took at one of the judgments agenda what we've been trying to raise money raise the rate for 30 years [and they did].”Trump then moved on to other questions.Sky news was founded by Rupert Murdoch, however Comcast is the majority share holder of the company now.Watch below or click here.

A reporter confronted President Donald Trump about his promise to end Russia's war on Ukraine in "one day" if he were re-elected in 2024.During a NATO news conference on Wednesday, a reporter from Austrian National Television questioned Trump about his campaign promises."You once said that you would end the Ukraine war in 24 hours," the reporter noted. "You later said you said that sarcastically.""Of course it was sarcastic," Trump grumbled. "But you've now been in office for five months and five days," the reporter countered. "Why have you not been able to end the Ukraine war?""Because it's more difficult than... people would have any idea," the president insisted. "Vladimir Putin has been more difficult. Frankly, I had some problems with Zelenskyy.""And it's been more difficult than other wars," he continued. Trump went on to tout his alleged accomplishments in other wars, like Iraq, the Congo, and Pakistan."We stopped the nuclear war," he said of the Pakistan-India conflict.Watch the video below from RSBN or click here.