(FOX NEWS) — President Donald Trump revealed during an exclusive interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity that Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to buy 200 jets from U.S. jet maker Boeing on Thursday.
“One thing he agreed to today, he’s gonna order 200 jets, that’s a big thing, Boeing,” he told Hannity.
“200 big ones. That’s a lot of jobs, a lot. Boeing wanted 150, they got 200,” Trump said.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had previously teased an order on Boeing jets, telling CNBC “I think we’re going to see the large Boeing orders” Thursday morning.
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg traveled with Trump to Beijing.
