1. Ending the Middle East trip with a huge investment agreement
-Trump ended his visit to three Middle Eastern countries on the 16th, bringing back trillions of dollars worth of contracts and investment commitments for the United States, involving energy, defense, artificial intelligence and other industries. In terms of diplomacy, Trump said he had proposed a nuclear agreement to Iran and lifted sanctions on Syria.
2. Said that the United States had proposed a nuclear agreement to Iran, Iran denied
-Trump said on Friday that the United States had proposed a nuclear agreement to Iran. Trump said: "They received a proposal, but more importantly, they knew they had to act quickly, otherwise bad things would happen." But then Iran said it had not received any written proposals from the United States on the nuclear agreement.
3. New tariffs may be imposed on many countries in the next two to three weeks
-Trump said in a meeting with corporate executives in the UAE on Friday that the United States may unilaterally set new tariff rates on many trading partners instead of reaching agreements with all trading partners. Washington will impose new tariffs "in the next two to three weeks."
4. No rush to reach an agreement with India - Trump said India has proposed to cut all tariffs on US goods, but he said there is "no rush" to reach an agreement with India.
5. No progress in ceasefire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, pointing the finger at Zelensky
- For the first direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in three years, Trump said that the Russian leadership was fully involved in the negotiations, and said: "I had a very difficult conversation with Zelensky, and he didn't want to ease the situation."
6. Complaints about the whereabouts of aid funds to Ukraine
- In an exclusive interview with Fox News on the 16th, Trump said that Zelensky is the "best salesman in the world" and can take away a large amount of aid funds every time he goes to Washington. The United States just blindly provides aid funds, but it doesn't even know where the funds are going.
7. Talk with Ukrainian and European leaders
- A spokesman for the Ukrainian president said that Ukrainian President Zelensky, French President Macron, German Chancellor Merz, British Prime Minister Starmer and Polish Prime Minister Tusk had a call with US President Trump.
8. Threatening to impose "destructive" sanctions on Russia - In an interview with Fox News, Trump said that if an agreement cannot be reached on Ukraine, he may impose new "destructive" sanctions on Russia.
9. Calling for a meeting with Putin, the Russian side said that no contact has been made yet - Trump said that Putin and I "may" meet, and we must meet. The Russian side said that it has not yet made any contact with the United States.
10. Allegedly shelving the sovereign wealth fund plan
- According to people familiar with the matter, Trump has put the plan to establish a sovereign wealth fund on hold after three months of discussions by government officials failed to provide the broad investment flexibility he expected. The government is now considering establishing a simpler, more limited investment tool that can operate using existing institutions without the need for additional congressional approval.
11. Mentioning the takeover of Gaza again - Trump once again claimed at a business roundtable in Qatar that the United States could "take over Gaza" and make it a "free zone."
12. Appeals court reinstates Trump's executive order to weaken unions in multiple agencies
--A federal appeals court on the 16th reinstated Trump's executive order aimed at weakening unions in multiple agencies, which will weaken federal employee unions in several agencies, lifting the lower court's obstruction of the implementation of the directive in multiple target agencies.
13. Tax bill rejected by the House Budget Committee
--Trump's tax bill was not passed by the House Budget Committee due to differences among the US Republican Party on cost issues. Sources said that the Republican Party will continue to negotiate with dissenting members of the party in the next few days and hopes to re-advance the legislative process as early as next Monday.
