Post-Brexit U.S.-UK trade deal 'absolutely possible' Trump
- 6 years ago
U.S. President Donald Trump has reassured British Prime Minister Theresa May that a post-Brexit trade deal between the United States and the UK "will absolutely be possible."
He was speaking at a joint press conference with the British Prime Minister following talks at Chequers on Friday.
Trump was looking to clarify his thoughts after he told a British tabloid that May's "soft" Brexit plan could kill an agreement.
"Whatever you're going to do is OK with us. Just make sure we can trade together that's all that matters. The United States looks forward to finalizing a great bilateral trade agreement with the United Kingdom. This is an incredible opportunity for our two countries and we will seize it fully. We support the decision of the British people to realize full self-government and we will see how that goes."
Prime Minister May also said they had discussed plans for an "ambitious" trade agreement.
President Trump is currently in Scotland ahead of his highly-anticipated summit on Monday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.
He was speaking at a joint press conference with the British Prime Minister following talks at Chequers on Friday.
Trump was looking to clarify his thoughts after he told a British tabloid that May's "soft" Brexit plan could kill an agreement.
"Whatever you're going to do is OK with us. Just make sure we can trade together that's all that matters. The United States looks forward to finalizing a great bilateral trade agreement with the United Kingdom. This is an incredible opportunity for our two countries and we will seize it fully. We support the decision of the British people to realize full self-government and we will see how that goes."
Prime Minister May also said they had discussed plans for an "ambitious" trade agreement.
President Trump is currently in Scotland ahead of his highly-anticipated summit on Monday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.