President Donald Trump said on Friday that he had a “productive call” with a key leader in Vietnam, adding that the country governed by communists wants to ink a deal with the United States and cut tariffs “down to ZERO.”
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said a Vietnamese official told him the country was interested in slashing tariffs on U.S. goods after Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs on Wednesday. As part of Trump’s announcement that affects nearly every country in the world, Vietnam was hit with one of the highest tariffs at 46%.
“Just had a very productive call with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, who told me that Vietnam wants to cut their Tariffs down to ZERO if they are able to make an agreement with the U.S.,” Trump said. “I thanked him on behalf of our Country, and said I look forward to a meeting in the near…
