US President Donald Trump cast doubt on reaching a trade deal with Japan, a day after threatening higher tariffs on Japanese exports to the United States, claiming the country won’t buy American rice.

Trump said talks were stuck due to a Japanese refusal to accept U.S. rice imports in exchange for selling millions of cars into the American market, which the president called an "easy" demand for Tokyo to accept,

Difficult talks with many nations cast doubt on next week’s deadline. “We can do whatever we want,” Trump said.