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Aylesbury | Donald Trump assured Friday that he had no disagreement with London on the attitude to adopt on Brexit, the day after the broadcast of an interview to Sun very critical of the strategy of British Prime Minister Theresa May.
"Whatever you do to me", he said at a joint press conference with Ms. May, assuring that she never criticized the latter, and again denouncing what he calls it "fake news."
Before meeting with British Prime Minister, Trump highlighted "the tremendous work" done with Ms. May at the NATO summit in Brussels, emphasizing (19659004) "Relationships are very, very strong," he insisted, sitting next to Theresa May at the British premiers' campaign residence at Checkers 70 km away. north-west of London.
Trade Agreement ambitious "
The United States and the United Kingdom agree to establish" an ambitious free trade agreement "after Brexit, said British Prime Minister Theresa May.
"We have agreed today that when the UK leaves the European Union, we will seek to establish an ambitious UK / US Free Trade Agreement," said May after statements by Mr. Trump that the Brexit's strategy was going to "kill" the prospect of such an agreement. The Prime Minister was speaking at a joint press conference with Mr. Trump.
Yet, after sharply criticizing Germany at an Alliance summit, Mr. Trump attacked Thursday, in an interview to the tabloid The Sun in the plan of Ms. May of future commercial relation with the EU.
According to him, this project will "probably kill" the possibility of a free-trade agreement between Washington and London after the British exit of the EU at the end of March 2019. [19659004] Ms May's proposed project in Brussels plans to maintain close ties with the EU at 27, by creating a new "free trade area" based on a set of common rules on goods and the agro-sector
"If they make such an agreement, we would deal with the European Union instead of dealing with the United Kingdom," said Trump, who has never hidden his preference for a Brexit hard, synonymous with a clear break in relations between the United Kingdom and the EU
"Force" and "unity" in the face of Russia
Washington and London agreed to show "strength" and "unity" in their dialogue with Russia, said Theresa May at a conference of joint press with Donald Trump
"We agreed that it was important to engage with Russia in a position of strength and unity," said May from the British premiers' campaign residence at Checkers, 70 km north-west of London. Trump to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki on Monday
The tenant of House Blanhe also claims to have been "firmer than anyone on Russia."
"Good manners?"
The remarks made by Mr. Trump during his interview in Sun provoked in the morning a fall of the British pound against the euro and the dollar and raised the indignation of the British politicians.
"Where are your good manners, Mr. President?", Tweeted Education Minister Sam Gyimah, summing up the general amazement.
Anthony Gardner, former President Barack Obama's ambassador to the EU, has Mr. Trump's statements "utterly unacceptable" and "unprecedented" while on an official visit.
They may also further weaken Ms. May's position in her Conservative Party, while recent resignations of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Boris Johnson and Brexit David Davis, two Eurosceptics, put her in a delicate situation.
M. Trump also did not rule out meeting his "friend" Boris Johnson, who, he said, would be a "great prime minister."
Trump's new release is all the more scathing for Ms. May that, Thursday night, she unrolled him the red carpet and boasted the strength of the transatlantic bond.
Tea with the Queen
The United States and the United Kingdom are not only "the closest allies, but also the most dear friends," she said, welcoming the American president and his wife Melania for a dinner at the Blenheim Palace, a country residence near Oxford, where were also invited many representatives of the economic world.
After inspecting the troops at the prestigious Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Mr. Trump and Ms. May continued their discussions the previous day at Checkers. The two leaders were to speak at a joint mid-day press conference.
In addition to trade, exchanges between Trump and May will focus on the Middle East, North Korea and Russia , as the billionaire prepares to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time at a summit in Helsinki on Monday.
The American president and his wife Melania are then expected at the Windsor Palace, about thirty kilometers west of London, to have tea with Elizabeth II.
This route will keep him away from the London protests against his coming, which should culminate with a gathering of tens of thousands of people in Trafalgar Square to denounce Trump's migration policy, his "sexism" and his "denial" of climate change.
In the morning, a giant balloon depicting a Donald Trump in diaper floated in the London skies near parliament.
Trump and the United Kingdom: a very tumultuous "special" relationship
It is supposed to be London's big friend, but US President Donald Trump, who arrived on Thursday afternoon for a working visit to the United Kingdom, seems to take pleasure in targeting the country and its leaders.
Here is the chronicle of 'a special relationship' that has been steadily deteriorating since taking office in January 2017:
Tweets and Terrorism
While the UK was hit in 2017 by a series of attacks, Donald Trump criticizes on Twitter the response of the authorities, targeting the Labor mayor of London, the Muslim Sadiq Khan.
In June, after an attack in London, Mr. Trump personally attacks M Khan, accusing him of not taking the terrorist threat seriously. The mayor refuses to argue, but his spokesman denounces an "ill-informed tweet."
September 15, just hours after a bomb blast in London's Parsons Green tube station, Donald Trump assures that the author was known to the British police and reproaches him for his lack of anticipation. Premier Theresa May, angry, retorts by dismissing the comment as "superfluous."
In late November, Donald Trump specifically attacks Theresa May who described her retweet of published anti-Muslim videos as "error" by a British far-right group. "Do not focus on me, focus on Islamic terrorism," says the US president.
He gives a layer on Thursday, in an interview with Sun before his arrival in the United Kingdom. United, again accusing the mayor of London of doing "the wrong job on terrorism."
Embassy shunned
In January, the US president cancels a visit to London to inaugurate the new US embassy.
He criticizes the new location of the new cube-shaped building on the banks of the Thames in the Battersea neighborhood. According to him, the previous location in the district of Mayfair was much more "pleasant."
London "war zone"
In early May, the increase in the number of gun homicides in fire and knife in London draws Mr. Trump's attention.
In a speech to the National Rifle Association (NRA), the powerful pro-arms American lobby, he claims that a "once prestigious hospital" in London looked like to a "war zone" because of the number of assaults, before imitating the use of a knife.
A country in "the turmoil"
Before it fly for his European tour, Donald Trump believes that the UK is "somewhat in turmoil" after the resignation of two government heavyweights, disagreeing with Theresa May on the Brexit.
History to drive home the nail , he hints that he might meet one of the ministers resigned his "friend" Boris Johnson, a supporter of a hard Brexit, who would make "an excellent prime minister" according to him
On leaving after attending a NATO summit in Brussels, Mr. Trump in add a layer. "I go to a sensitive area, with a lot of quits," he says.
"She did not listen to me"
In her interview at Sun Donald Trump regrets that Theresa May did not follow his Brexit advice. "I told Theresa May how to do it, but she did not agree, she did not listen to me. She wanted to follow another path. In fact she took the exact opposite. "
A decision that could cost the British leader the free trade agreement she dreams of with the United States after Brexit. "If they make such an agreement (with the EU, ed), we would deal with the European Union instead of dealing with the UK," warned Mr Trump, saying "that will probably kill 'agreement' that London wants to establish with Washington.
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