Trump Says He Stands With Hong Kong Protesters; US, China in ‘Final Throes’ of Trade Deal

President Donald Trump makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Nov. 20, 2019. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on Nov. 26 that the United States and China are close to finalizing a phase one trade agreement.

“We are in the final throes of a very important deal, I guess you could say one of the most important deals in trade ever,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Nov. 26.