President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan, which he said includes a 15% tariff rate and $550 billion of Japanese investments in the U.S. A card on his desk with details of the deal shows discrepancies and last-minute edits, according to a photo posted on X by Dan Scavino, the White House deputy chief of staff. President Donald Trump discussing a U.S.-Japan trade agreement with a Japanese delegation and top White House aides in the Oval Office, July 22, 2025. Source: @Scavino47 via X | The White House
President Donald Trump‘s art of the deal seemed to play out in real time Tuesday.
Trump on Tuesday night announced on his Truth Social platform what he called a “massive” trade agreement with Japan, which the president said includes a 15% tariff rate and $550 billion