U.S. President Donald Trump said he has spoken with Chinese communist regime leader Xi Jinping since his inauguration on Jan. 20.
Trump revealed this exchange during an interview with Fox News that aired on Feb. 10. He didn’t provide specific details about the timing or content of their conversation.
Prior to his inauguration, Trump had a phone call with Xi, which he later said was initiated by Beijing.
On Feb. 1, Trump signed multiple executive orders imposing 10 percent tariffs on all products from China and 25 percent tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico. The White House said at the time that the move was necessary to hold these nations accountable “for their promises to halt the flood of poisonous drugs into the United States.”…