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Bannon Condemns Mnuchin’s Trade Truce as China Giveaway

  • Trump administration agreed to hold off on tariffs on China
  • Beijing promised to ‘significantly’ increase buying from U.S.
Bloomberg’s Kevin Cirilli reports on his exclusive interview with Steve Bannon.(Source: Bloomberg)
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Former Trump political strategist Steve Bannon condemned a weekend truce in the U.S. trade dispute with China as a capitulation, signaling dissatisfaction among the president’s allies.

Bannon targeted Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker, for his role in the trade talks. President Donald Trump “changed the dynamic regarding China but in one weekend Secretary Mnuchin has given it away,” Bannon said in an interview.

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