Trump now getting involved in MLB trade deadline—wants to move deadline back and encourages teams to make better deals.
Washington Post:
Bessent Says Quality Of Trade Deals More Important Than Aug. 1 Deadline
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appeared to suggest Monday that President Donald Trump’s deadline of Aug. 1 is more flexible than what the Trump administration has previously conveyed, saying the quality of the deal is a higher concern. “The important thing here is the quality of the deal, not the timing of the deals,” Bessent said. “And we are more concerned with high quality deals than getting these deals done by August 1st,” he added. “But again, we’re proceeding apace with the negotiations, but we’re not going to rush for the sake of doing deals.”