Swiss Tariff Deal Push Hits Roadblock in Heated Trump Call

Switzerland’s 11th-hour phone call with Donald Trump offered the nation a harsh reality check: A trade deal isn’t a deal unless the US president personally closes it.

At 8 p.m. Swiss time on Thursday — 2 p.m. in Washington — President Karin Keller-Sutter spoke with her American counterpart and discovered the two leaders had vastly different views on the fairness of their bilateral trade relationship.