In April 2018, Trump denied that the dispute was actually a trade war, saying "that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the U.S."
În aprilie 2018, Trump a negat că disputa era de fapt un război comercial, spunând că "războiul a fost pierdut acum mulți ani de oamenii nebuni sau incompetenți care au reprezentat S.U.A."