KEY TAKEAWAYS U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China's President Xi Jinping was "extremely hard to make a deal with," the latest comment from officials expressing frustration with striking a trade agreement.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China's President Xi Jinping was "extremely hard" to make a deal with. A senior White House official told CNBC earlier on Monday that Trump and Xi are likely to speak this week.

President Donald Trump is ready to admit he may have met his match. It’s not Vladimir Putin, who is still dropping bombs on Ukraine despite Trump asking him not to, or Benjamin Netanyahu, who tore up the Gaza ceasefire agreement the U.