U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday (May 25) that he was not interested in moving textile manufacturing back to America, saying instead he was focused on “big things” like computer chips and tanks.

“I'm not looking to make t-shirts, to be honest,” Trump told reporters as he prepared to return to Washington from New Jersey. “I'm looking to not make socks,” he added.

Trump also said that he had agreed to extend a deadline for trade talks with the European Union until July 9, after the head of the EU executive body said the bloc needed more time to "reach a good deal."

Trump told reporters that he had granted the request. He said that Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, told him "we will rapidly get together to see if we can work something out."

Asked about a potential deal for Japan’s Nippon Steel to purchase U.S. Steel would be structured, Trump said that the U.S. would retain control.

(Production: Ashraf Fahim)