Sen. James Lankford praised the trade deals that President Donald Trump has reached this week with Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, telling Newsmax on Wednesday that he understands more such agreements are about to be reached with other nations.

The Oklahoma Republican, who is a member of the Senate Finance Committee, told Newsmax’s “Wake Up America” that the deals already reached are “very significant.”

The largest of the recent deals, with Japan, was announced on Tuesday. The trade framework places a 15% tax on goods imported from Japan, with Trump saying that Tokyo has also agreed to invest $550 billion in the United States.

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