- Donald Trump: Theresa May’s Brexit plan could kill hope of US trade deal

Donald Trump: Theresa May’s Brexit plan could kill hope of US trade deal

US President Donald Trump directly criticised UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s “soft Brexit” strategy, saying it could “kill” chances of a US-UK trade deal in a wide-ranging interview published on his first day of his British tour.

Speaking to the UK tabloid The Sun, Trump said a potential trade deal would “most likely” fail if May’s strategy was implemented because the US would be “dealing with the European Union instead of dealing with the UK”.

“If they do that, their trade deal with the US will probably not be made because we have enough difficulty with the European Union,” Trump told The Sun.

He also said he told May “how to do it”, but that she “didn’t listen” and “wanted to go a different route”. More