On Friday, one of Mr. Trump’s top advisers on trade said the Trump administration<br />planned to use the scorned agreement as a “starting point” for its own deals.<br />This view resonates deeply with the president, who noted on Friday that tough talk about trade is “probably one of the main reasons I’m here.”<br />Another group, which includes many of the economic advisers Mr. Trump has added since the election, like Gary D. Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council, are convinced<br />that measured actions on trade will produce better results.<br />as the starting point from which we are going to build.”<br />Mr. Trump is also using tougher language than his lieutenants in the run-up to his meeting next week with Mr. Xi.
