On July 29, local time, U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt on the imminent conclusion of tariff negotiations with South Korea. Speaking to reporters upon his return to the White House from a trip to Scotland,

The agreement comes after other American allies, like Japan, clinched their own deals, partly to moderate President Trump’s tariff threats.

While South Korea and the US was able to reach a trade deal Thursday that set tariffs on exports to the US at 15 percent, the hours leading up were announcement