And by deal, they mean to shut it off, right?

Right?

By talks, does he mean talks, or does he mean posting on truth social while China remains silent before he again extends the deadline, simultaneously calling himself a great negotiator and China impossible to reason with?

So, am I being an ignorant sack of crap, or is this not the State overreaching in matters of the private sector? Thought American conservatives hated such muddling.