Given Trump’s new comment that he may want to wait until after ‘20 for a China trade deal, here’s an exchange I had with Kellyanne Conway at the WH yesterday. I asked her if the president was wrong to announce the trade deal in October, before it was actually done. 
Conway said: “No.”
I said: “Now here we are in December and we don’t have a deal.”
KC: “why do you think we don’t have a deal? Because you haven’t seen it?”
EJ: “Is there a deal we haven’t seen?”
I said: “Now here we are in December and we don’t have a deal.”
KC: “why do you think we don’t have a deal? Because you haven’t seen it?”
EJ: “Is there a deal we haven’t seen?”
KC: “Are you saying the president lied that we don’t have a phase one deal?”
EJ: “We haven’t seen the deal.”
KC “So?”
EJ: “Well that’s significant.”
KC: “So you’re saying was the president wrong to say there ws a deal and there isn’t a deal. Is there a deal or not?”
EJ: “We haven’t seen the deal.”
KC “So?”
EJ: “Well that’s significant.”
KC: “So you’re saying was the president wrong to say there ws a deal and there isn’t a deal. Is there a deal or not?”
EJ: “Did he put himself in a bad negotiating position by announcing there was all but a deal?”
KC: “No, of course not.”
EJ: “Did he put himself in a position where the Chinese could embarrass him?”
KC: “The Chinese have not embarrassed President Trump, that’s for sure.”
KC: “No, of course not.”
EJ: “Did he put himself in a position where the Chinese could embarrass him?”
KC: “The Chinese have not embarrassed President Trump, that’s for sure.”
