Trade insider's say Trump is hurting the chances for a trade deal with China

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But trade insiders say Trump’s shoot-from-the-hip style has left officials working around decisions made quickly without regard for whether they'll make it harder to reach a deal with China. “I think the president’s actions and words are making it increasingly difficult for a deal to come together,” said Wendy Cutler, a former senior U.S. trade negotiator who is now vice president of the Asia Society Policy Institute. “He’s undermining the credibility of his negotiators,” she added. One former U.S. trade negotiator who spoke on condition of anonymity said Trump deserved credit for his decision in 2018 to impose tariffs on an initial $50 billion worth of Chinese goods. That provided U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer far more leverage to address U.S. concerns about China’s unfair trade and intellectual property practices than previous U.S. negotiators have had. But since then, Trump has “consistently undermined” his negotiators with his hardball tactics and contradictory statements, the former U.S. official said.

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These "insiders and experts" are also former Obama administration officials so of course they would say that. Trump may or may not be helping or hurting trade negotiations with China, but as an American I prefer a President with shoot from the hip style of negotiating to the bend over and take it without lube style of negotiating that these Obama administration officials used.