Attributed to US President Donald Tramp, statements about the intention to leave the WTO are "fake news," Mnuchin said in an interview with Fox Business Network.

At the same time, Trump is concerned about the current situation in the WTO, the head of the US Treasury. According to him, the United States focuses on "free trade" and "lifting of barriers," while China and other countries use the WTO for their own purposes, writes DW. com.

Earlier about the threats of Trump to withdraw the US from the WTO reported online publication Axios with reference to the insider. According to him, the economic advisors of the US president opposed such statements. For the withdrawal from the WTO, approval of the Congress is necessary, the interlocutors of the newspaper noted..