Donald Trump is warning that he might kill the trade deal with the United Kingdom over Theresa May’s failure to execute Brexit.
DONALD Trump today accuses the PM of wrecking Brexit — and warns she may have killed off any chance of a vital US trade deal.
The US President delivers his incendiary verdict on her negotiating strategy in a world exclusive interview with The Sun.
In an extraordinary intervention timed to coincide with his UK visit, Mr Trump said Theresa May ignored his advice by opting for a soft Brexit strategy.
And he warned her any attempts to maintain close ties with the EU would make a lucrative US trade deal very unlikely.
Mr Trump said: “If they do a deal like that, we would be dealing with the European Union instead of dealing with the UK, so it will probably kill the deal.”
Can’t blame Trump for this. May’s so-called “soft-Brexit” proposal is not really Brexit at all. If it went through they’d still maintain a connection to the EU. So based on that, there’s no way a bilateral trade deal could be made with the EU still involved.
Plus, it’s politically advantageous to try and force May out of office over this issue. She already had several key cabinet officers resign over the Brexit debacle and it’s hard to see how she survives all this politically.
Trump is just trying to pour some gasoline on the fire to get her forced out of office. Especially considering these remarks were made as he is visiting the country. She’s going to look like Trump is pushing her around and this will further weaken her viability as the nation’s leader.
