White House Official Says More Than 15 Countries Have Made Trade Deal Offers

‘It is going to take some kind of extraordinary deal for the president to go below’ the baseline, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said.

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett speaks to reporters outside the White House on Feb. 7, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

A senior White House trade official said that more than 15 countries made trade deal offers to the Trump administration after reciprocal tariffs were announced last week, and before President Donald Trump paused the duties on Wednesday.

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told reporters at the White House on Thursday that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative “has informed us that there are maybe 15 countries now that have made explicit offers that we’re studying and considering and deciding whether they’re good enough to present [to] the president.”