The White House expects the "best offer" by Wednesday from countries trying to negotiate a trade deal with the U.S.

The letter is meant as a progress check on trade partners, not necessarily a request for a final offer, an official close to the matter told The Post.

President Donald Trump in April paused his reciprocal tariffs on most U.S. trade partners for 90-days, pushing implementation of the steep levies to early July.

The White House sent a letter to trading partners to push for offers by the next day while the “reciprocal” tariffs are paused, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday. Leavitt, confirming reporting from Reuters,