President Donald Trump encouraged the United Kingdom to walk away from negotiations with the European Union if they are unable to secure a favorable Brexit deal.
President Donald Trump encouraged the United Kingdom to «walk away» from any negotiations with the European Union if the country is unable to secure a favorable Brexit deal.
«If you don’t get the deal you want, if you don’t get a fair deal, then you walk away,» Trump said in an interview published Sunday in The Sunday Times ahead of his first official state visit to the U. K.
Trump’s comments come as British politics remain on edge. The country is scheduled to leave the E. U. on October 31, after delaying its original departure date by months due to a lack of political consensus in Britain.
Prime Minister Theresa May announced her resignation earlier last month after repeatedly failing to gain support for the withdrawal deal she negotiated with the E.
