President Trump, speaking in the Rose Garden, said he and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed to work toward eliminating tariffs and barriers between products, reducing tensions for now in a brewing trade war.

Earlier today, President Donald Trump sought to assure farmers that he has their back, as some began to feel the effects of the escalating trade war with China.

Trump said both sides agreed to halt for now tariffs that threatened to devolve into a trade war as negotiations proceed.

“This was a very big day for free and fair trade,” the president said.