President Donald Trump teed off on British Prime Minister Theresa May in an interview published late Thursday, saying her “soft” Brexit plan would “kill” any potential trade deal between the U.S. and the U.K.
“If they do a deal like that, we would be dealing with the European Union instead of dealing with the U.K., so it will probably kill the deal.” President Donald TrumpIn a bombshell interview with the British newspaper The Sun, Trump said May has ignored his advice on how to conduct Brexit negotiations.
“I would have done it much differently,” Trump told The Sun. “I actually told Theresa May how to do it but she didn’t agree, she didn’t listen to me. . . . I think what is going on is very unfortunate.”
Trump said a “soft” Brexit that May has backed, in which the U.K. and the European Union would maintain some ties after the U.K. leaves, would “definitely affect trade with the United States, unfortunately in a negative way.”
“No, if they do that I would say that that would probably end a major trade relationship with the United States,” Trump said.
Here’s the cover of The Sun that’s being released while Trump is still at a gala dinner Theresa May threw in honor of his 1st UK visit as president: pic.twitter.com/yhMLPPy4ej
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) July 12, 2018
