President Donald Trump promised the U.K. a 'phenomenal trade deal' Tuesday, on the second day of his state visit to Britain.
Donald Trump's comments revealed little detail but added to previous assurances from the U.S. president as Britain slowly edges toward an exit from the EU.
British Prime Minister Theresa May and US President Donald Trump arrive at 10 Downing street for a meeting on the second day of the U.S. President and First Lady's three-day State visit on June 4, 2019 in London, England.promised the U.K. a "phenomenal trade deal" Tuesday, on the second day of his state visit to Britain.
"As the U.K. makes preparations to exit the European Union, the United States is committed to a phenomenal trade deal between the U.S. and the U.K.," Trump said at a joint press conference with U.K. Prime Minister"There is tremendous potential in that trade deal —I say probably two and even three times of what we are doing right now," Trump told reporters after meeting May for talks which lasted one hour.
He also thanked May for doing what he called a "fantastic job" and told her to "stick around." May will stay on as an interim prime minister until her successor is elected. Trump's praise of May comes after he criticized her handling of the Brexit negotiations during a previous visit to the U.K. in 2018. The president has already backed Boris Johnson, the former mayor of London and ex-foreign minister, as the next prime minister.
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