Trump’s Preliminary ‘Napkin’ Deals on Trade Face Scrutiny
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Frameworks. Preliminary accords. Tariff deals. Trade agreements. These are just a few of the words used to describe what President Donald Trump is inking with economies like the European Union, Japan and a handful of others on the homestretch before his Aug. 1 deadline.
Deborah Elms of the Hinrich Foundation in Singapore offered another: the napkin deal.