Weeks after President Donald Trump announced a ‘great’ trade deal with Vietnam, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has raised doubts whether the United States and Vietnam have actually signed a deal. As he said he was not aware of the deal,

Bessent based his assumption that there’s a written and signed agreement on the trade deals reached with Indonesia and the Philippines. Notably, Indonesia contests some of Trump’s claims about its deal, and details about the Philippines deal remain scant beyond Trump’s Truth Social posts.

Against a ticking clock, President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States has reached a trade agreement with Vietnam, pulling off the administration’s third significant deal ahead of a self-imposed July 9 deadline.