Trump and May are ready for a trade deal – everything else was "fake news"

On Friday afternoon, US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May met with the press in the Prime Minister's Office courtyard, Checkers. Security, defense and trade were key issues in the talks – especially the last one.

Mai spoke first and she said that both had agreed on a transatlantic agreement extended between the two countries.

– We agree today that when we leave the EU, we will negotiate an independent trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States. The work that has been established gives us a foundation for building an ambitious agreement between our two countries, said May.

Trump ready when Brexit landed

Trump made it clear that he believed in bilateral agreements, that is, only between two nations, rather than multilateral agreements that commit to greater cooperation.

Trump makes it clear that he is eager to negotiate an agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States, but that assumes that the Brexit negotiations will be clarified first.

– I do not know what you're going to do, just you do something. Everything the UK does after the EU is good for me. Brexit is an incredible opportunity, said Trump at the press conference and stressed that he is eager to sign a major trade deal with the UK when brexit is clarified.

– A strong United Kingdom and a strong United States are a blessing for the world, he said.

The interview was "false news"

The agreement between Trump and May to negotiate a new trade deal contrasted interview with Trump published in the British newspaper The Sun Friday morning. In the interview, he accuses May of destroying all the land could have gained on brexit and he points out that his soft plan for close relations with the EU is likely to crush any possibility of it. a future trade agreement with the United States. Trump replied:

– I did not criticize the Prime Minister. This is what is called false news, explained the president, who could also say that he apologized.

The president pointed out that he thought May was an excellent woman and that he thought she was doing a good job.

Roste outweighs the manipulation of Russia

Another May moment was particularly concerned with the fight against terror, and she used the nerve poisoning attack of Salisbury in March of this year as an example. The attack against the Russian explosion Sergei Skripal (66 years) and his daughter Julia (33 years) has greatly aggravated relations between the United Kingdom and Russia. May took the opportunity to congratulate Trump for the United States to expel 60 Russian diplomats in reaction to the poisoned attack.

– I would like to thank Trump for his support after the Salisbury attack. I support his meeting with President Putin in Helsinki on Monday. We agree to meet Russia with strength and unity, May said.

On Monday, Donald Trump will meet with President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.

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