'I will do anything sir': Trump brags world leaders 'kissing my a**' to negotiate tariffs . Watch video

US President Donald Trump bragged Tuesday night that world leaders panicked by his sweeping tariffs are 'kissing my a**' in desperate bids to reduce the levies. He was speaking at a National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner on Tuesday night.

A defiant Trump said countries are "dying to make a deal" with the United States, while he also hit out at Republicans speaking out against his tariff plans.

What Trump said on tariffs

MAGA supremo Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that many countries are calling him and "kissing my a**... dying to make a deal" after he unleashed a tariff war that has upended global trade. Although he did not identify any countries but said they were calling him and saying "please please sir let me make a deal, I'll do anything, I'll do anything sir."

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"I'll see some rebel Republican, some guy that wants to grandstand, say: 'I think that Congress should take over negotiations,'" Trump said. "Let me tell you: You don't negotiate like I negotiate."

Trump's speech came against an economic backdrop of sharp market losses and fears of a recession in the wake of his tariffs. China has been hit the hardest with a 104 percent tariff across all imports starting on Wednesday. It comes after China vowed to "fight to the end" in the trade war.

Last week, the President revealed that he had a "very productive call" with To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, "who told me that Vietnam wants to cut their Tariffs down to ZERO if they are able to make an agreement with the US." On Monday, he spoke of a call with South Korea's acting president to discuss trade issues. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also met him in the Oval Office. Beyond this, the White House has not released any call records, much less detailed any a** kissing.

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Tariffs on pharma soon?

During his address at the fundraising gala, Trump said he would be announcing major tariffs on the pharma sector soon.

"Tariffs on pharma will be there because we don’t make our own pharma drugs, they are made in another countries. Same packet in the US is price, sometime is price 10-times more. We are going to tariff pharma in such a way that cos will come rushing to us very soon. The advantage we have is, we are very big market. Very shortly, will announce major tariff on pharma and when these cos hear that, they will leave China and other countries because most of their products are sold here. And, they will be opening their plants here," Trump said.

Trump also mocked US lawmakers who are trying to reclaim legislative powers to impose tariffs, saying Congress sucks at negotiation and he knows what he's doing. “I know what the hell I’m doing. I know what I’m doing, and you know what I’m doing, too. That’s why you vote for me.”

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"That's no way to talk about other countries. All his negotiating tactics could be turned against him, and the American people would end up paying for all his arrogance," one supporter wrote on X.

Last week, Trump defended his "reciprocal" tariffs that he announced on April 2, saying the U.S. will do "much better" economically as a result.

Trump added that several countries are wanting to negotiate a deal with the U.S. to avoid paying the so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs. Japan, South Korea and Italy are said to be among the affected countries that are now attempting to reach a new trade agreement with the U.S.