The U.S. economy just gave Trump leverage

Date: Dec 08 2019

November’s blockbuster jobs report, with 266,000 jobs added and unemployment ticking down to 3.5%, may be just what President Trump needs to drive a hard bargain with China ahead of the Dec. 15 tariff deadline.

President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)