One country is clashing with the U.S., the other racing to appease Washington. Both approaches are being tested ahead of a looming deadline for trade deals.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in an interview set to air Sunday that President Trump’s newly announced tariff rates are “pretty much set” and the public should not expect them to come down in the near future.

Trump’s trade deals aren’t just about tariffs. As dozens of countries race to reach trade deals with the U.S. ahead of a Thursday deadline, President Trump has embraced a stra

"There could be a distribution or a dividend to the people of our country, I would say for people that would be middle income people and lower income people, we could do a dividend," Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One after leaving his golf club in New Jersey.

Under the executive order, Trump has kept an existing baseline 10% tariff for about 100 countries, and reciprocal tariff rates for 70 countries will range from 15% to 41%. A separate order also raised tariffs on goods from Canada from 25% to 35% “to address the flow of illicit drugs” across the northern border.