CBS's Brennan Grills Trump Official Over China Trade Deal Claims: The WSJ Says You're Playing a Shell Game'

China released a statement confirming some trade deals with the United States, but the details were vague. The statement did not mention a reported promise to buy 750 Boeing planes, and it did not specify the 400 to 450 General Electric aircraft engines that President Trump had announced. U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer said the first 200 Boeing purchases are locked in, with additional purchases possible after delivery. Greer said a fact sheet is being finalized to clarify expected double-digit increases in agricultural purchases. CBS News pressed Greer on skepticism from a Wall Street Journal editorial board about whether the summit produced concrete wins, noting that China’s soybean purchases may involve re-announcing prior agreements.

"Brennan next hit Greer with a Wall Street Journal opinion piece questioning Trump's assertions on soybean sales. On the [agricultural] products, the conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board questioned whether the summit achieved any of the stated wins because of how vague these things have been, Brennan began. They said Mr. Trump boasted about the fantastic' Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans and aircraft, but China didn't confirm the sales. And by our count, this is the second time China has bought the same American soybeans, or is it the third? They're kind of arguing you're playing a shell game here with like re-announcing past deals on past agreements to purchase over a period of time."

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