{"id":2460402,"date":"2025-07-13T12:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T16:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hassett-says-trump-has-seen-sketches-of-deals-ahead-of-aug-1-tariff-deadline-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T12:57:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T16:57:36","slug":"hassett-says-trump-has-seen-sketches-of-deals-ahead-of-aug-1-tariff-deadline-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hassett-says-trump-has-seen-sketches-of-deals-ahead-of-aug-1-tariff-deadline-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hassett says Trump has seen \u2018sketches of deals\u2019 ahead of Aug. 1 tariff deadline &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhassett-says-trump-has-seen-sketches-of-deals-ahead-of-aug-1-tariff-deadline-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2460402&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett stated that President Donald Trump has reviewed preliminary outlines of trade deals ahead of the August 1 tariff deadline. while the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trumps-lawyers-offer-former-presidents-answer-to-impeachment-article-on-incitement-of-insurrection\/\" title=\"BREAKING: ...\u2019s Lawyers Offer Former President\u2019s Answer To Impeachment Article On Incitement Of Insurrection\">president believes<\/a> the proposed deals need to be improved, he has set a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obamas-defense-secretary-unloads-on-biden-watching-disaster-in-afghanistan-made-me-physically-sick\/\" title=\"Obama\u2019s Defense Secretary Unloads On Biden: Watching Disaster In Afghanistan Made Me Physically Sick\">firm deadline<\/a> for tariffs to take effect. trump has previously delayed tariff implementations and aimed for &#8220;90 deals in 90 days,&#8221; though only about a dozen agreements have been reached so far. Hassett emphasized that the tariffs will be enforced if satisfactory deals are not made, but discussions are ongoing. trump has also sent letters to countries without agreements, signaling that while the August 1 deadline is firm, some flexibility remains if alternative negotiations are proposed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hassett says Trump has seen &lsquo;sketches of deals&rsquo; ahead of Aug. 1 tariff deadline<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2170163\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>White House National Economic Council Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kevin-hassett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kevin Hassett<\/a> said President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> has seen outlines of trade deals ahead of the Aug. 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariff<\/a> deadline.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The bottom line is that he&rsquo;s seen some sketches of deals that had been negotiated with Howard Lutnick and the rest of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >trade team<\/a>, and the president thinks that the deals need to be better, and to basically put a line in the sand, he sent these letters out to folks. And we&rsquo;ll see how it works out,&rdquo; Hassett said in an interview on ABC News&rsquo;s <em>This Week.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469717\/kristi-noem-democrats-call-resignation-deadly-texas-floods\/\">Noem dismisses Democratic calls for her resignation after deadly Texas floods<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3469661\/trump-butler-assassination-attempt-anniversary-very-dangerous-job-being-president\/\">Trump soberly reflects on Butler assassination attempt anniversary: &lsquo;Very dangerous job being president&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3469454\/trump-assassination-attempt-butler-one-year-anniversary-few-answers\/\">One year later, Butler still has few answers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett smiles during an interview at the White House, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump said the new Aug. 1 deadline was &ldquo;firm,&rdquo; though he has vacillated on deadlines and tariffs since the start of his administration. He delayed his April 2 &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3369176\/trump-liberation-day-tariffs-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Liberation Day<\/a>&rdquo; tariffs less than a week after they were implemented, setting a 90-day freeze to cap most tariffs at 10% until July 9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration then said they were working on &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3462371\/trump-trade-deals-90-days-uk-vietnam-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">90 deals in 90 days<\/a>,&rdquo; but just around a dozen deals with countries have been worked out in that time frame.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On that, Hassett said, &ldquo;These tariffs are real if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-a-legitimate-democratic-presidential-candidate-want-to-get-involved-in-this-chaos\/\" title=\"Why would a legitimate Democratic presidential candidate want to get involved in this chaos?\">president doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t get a deal that he thinks is good enough, but conversations are ongoing, and we&rsquo;ll see where the dust settles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3464466\/liberation-day-trump-tariff-pause-clouds-trade-forecast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>NINETY DEALS IN 90 DAYS: TRUMP&rsquo;S TARIFF PAUSE CLOUDS &lsquo;LIBERATION DAY&rsquo; ECONOMIC FORECAST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump began sending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3457529\/trump-trade-policy-tariff-rates-letters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">letters<\/a> last week to countries that had not made a deal on their tariffs in this time. He said his Aug. 1 deadline is &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3465089\/trump-august-tariff-rate-deadline-firm-but-not-100-firm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">firm but not 100% firm<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they call up and they say we&rsquo;d like to do something a different way, I would be open to that. But essentially, that&rsquo;s the way it is right now,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2170163\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2170163\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hassett: Trump reviewed preliminary trade deal outlines before Aug. 1 deadline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2460403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trump-sketches-trade.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[53429,50406,51297,3634],"class_list":["post-2460402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-hassett","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trade-deals","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trump-sketches-trade.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2460402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2460402"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2460402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2460406,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2460402\/revisions\/2460406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2460403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2460402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2460402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2460402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}