Trump calls planned Xi meeting on nuclear disarmament ‘the single most important meeting’

US President Donald Trump said a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on nuclear disarmament was already scheduled and could be the single most important meeting as he ordered negotiations with trading partners on imports of robotics and industrial machineryWere meeting with scheduled already with President Xi of China And we have a meeting on nuclear disarmamenthellip Maybe the single most important meeting Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday local time Chinas much further behind but theyll catch us within five years he saidOn the RussiaUkraine war Trump said Well we talked about Iran talked about Russia And I think with Russia were making a lot of progress with RussiaUkraine Therell be a meeting set up very soon and I think a lot of progress is being madeAsked who would meet he said With President Putin and President Zelensky On Iran Trump said With Iran were in a very good positionhellip they want to make a deal but they like tapping it along Maybe theyre waiting for the election or something but thats not gonna help themWeve decimated their military Weve decimated their finances They have no money They have inflation the highest in the world 301 per cent a couple of days ago he said Asked whether there could be a surprise against Iran after the midterm elections Trump said I cant tell you thathellip but anythings possibleEarlier departing the White House Trump was asked about Vice President JD Vances role on Iran No He asked me what I thought and I said if you want to do that thats OK Trump saidTrump also attacked Mary Peltola the Democratic Senate candidate in Alaska Mary Peltola should resign from the race I think she should be prosecuted criminally for what she didhellip Thats voter fraud at the highest level he said He referred to a fake Dan Sullivan and said Peltola should be taken off the ballotAsked about visa issues involving the family of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Trump said I thought they were treated very unfairly Asked whether Flavio Bolsonaro was the rightful president he said Im not going to make a comment about thathellip It was a very strange election thats for sureSeparately Trump signed a proclamation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on imports of robotics industrial machinery and their parts and components The proclamation said the Commerce Secretary had found that such goods are being imported into the United States in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United StatesRather than imposing immediate tariffs Trump directed the Commerce Secretary and the US Trade Representative to jointly pursue negotiations of agreements with trading partners and to update him within 180 days Depending on the status or outcome of such negotiations I may consider alternative remedies in the future including imposing or modifying tariffs duties quotas and fees the proclamation saidIt said robotics and industrial machinery supported approximately 71 trillion in shipments of manufactured goods in 2024 and warned that such equipment from certain foreign entities can pose significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities The proclamation did not name any countryThe action adds to a series of Section 232 investigations into strategic sectors that could eventually affect exporters worldwide including those in India which is negotiating a trade agreement with WashingtonThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever