Kudlow says the Cabinet was not asked to draw up trade plan for China

President Donald Trump has not asked his cabinet to put together a trade deal with China, White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow, contradicting an earlier report.

"There's no massive movement to deal with China," Kudlow told CNBC's "Halftime Report." "We have already put out asks to China with respect to trade."

"We're doing a normal, routine run-through of things that we've already put together and normal preparation," he said. "We're not on the cusp of a deal."

Bloomberg reported earlier on Friday that Trump had asked officials to prepare a draft for a U.S.-China trade deal. Three senior administration officials told CNBC that there was not indication of an imminent trade deal with China.

Equities fell to their lows of the day following Kudlow's comments, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping more than 200 points.

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