Trump asserted in an interview and in exchanges with reporters Friday that tariff negotiations were underway with China, but Beijing denied any talks were taking place.

Trump trusts his resume, is basically what it comes down to,” a source said of the former hedge fund executive.

President Trump began his second term styling himself as a great “peacemaker” and dealmaker. But almost 100 days since his inauguration, he is struggling to forge peace amid a thicket of raging ...