Bessent says he doesn't know if Trump, Xi have talked on trade

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : "President Trump, again, said he's spoken to President Xi of China, and negotiations are ongoing," Raddatz said.
42% : In an interview on ABC News's "This Week," Martha Raddatz asked the Treasury secretary about apparently conflicting statements from Trump, who has indicated he has talked to the Chinese leader, and from Xi, who has signaled the opposite.
37% : " "I don't know if President Trump has spoken with President Xi," he continued.
37% : In an interview with Time magazine published Friday, Trump said Xi has called him but didn't say specifically when the call took place or what specifically was discussed.
35% : Asked by reporters on Friday if he had spoken with Xi since tariffs were announced, Trump responded, "I don't want to comment on that, but I've spoken to him many times."

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