UK on Brexit's different road that people were waiting for, Trump says | American News

Donald Trump said that the Brexit was heading for a different path from that expected by the British people, and that the UK could end up with a closer relationship with the EU than had been predicted .

Ready to leave the NATO summit in Brussels for his first official visit to the UK on Thursday, the US president has not explicitly called for a tough Brexit, insisting that he does not intervene in the UK's home affairs, but his remarks are likely to bother number 10 as he struggles to support Theresa May's Brexit project.

"I would say that Brexit is Brexit," said Trump. "People have voted to dismantle it, so I imagine that's what they would do, but maybe they're taking a different path." I'm not sure that That's what they voted for. "

He added that it seemed like the UK" was at least partially involved in the European Union. "I would like to see them being able to to settle it so that it can go fast, "he said.

Trump said that he had been reading about Brexit in recent days, and he described the UK as "a very hot one." He had already described the UK as a boiling country, and Retained to support May's leadership, instead praising former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who resigned on Monday to protest the Brexit deal. "

Trump also said that" we are not going to be able to do that. " he had told the EU leaders that they had to be careful because immigration "took control of Europe", and that had been the reason for Brexit. He said that he would take the EU later this month when he would require a change to the commercial tariffs or he would impose controls on German car exports to the United States.

He insisted that he would not be able to do anything. he was popular in the UK, citing his strong line on migration. "They love me a lot in the UK. I think that they agree with me on immigration. "

A Guardian / ICM poll released Wednesday showed that 53% of respondents disagreed with the idea that Trump was doing a good job, and 63% disagreed with the statement that they would like to see a politician like him as British Prime Minister.

While Trump was preparing to arrive in the UK on Thursday, a par go van – a parody of home office vans largely criticized against illegal immigrants – was circulating in central London.The message on the side of the van, supported by the campaign groups Another Europe is possible and Global Justice Now, said: "Go home or face the protest. "

Later on Thursday, Trump will attend a dinner and tie at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire with business leaders and on Friday he will join in May for a protest against terrorism organized by British and American special forces in a held secret, before the main activity of his trip: talks with May and the new president. Jeremy Hunt, Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the retirement of Prime Minister Checkers, including a working lunch.

Later on Friday, Trump and his wife, Melania, who will spend some of their time with May's husband, will have tea. with the Queen at Windsor Castle. They will then fly to Scotland.

Trump 's 48 hours in Scotland are officially part of his visit, and he will be greeted upon arrival by Scottish secretary, David Mundell, but he has no official commitment and should remain in the US. one of his golf complexes. golf and preparation of a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki

Protests against Trump's visit are expected across the country. There will be an "unwanted party" near Winfield House, the residence of the US ambassador where Trump will be staying, and a demonstration near Downing Street on Thursday. On Friday, a women's march will travel to Portland Square before the main Stop Trump protest, ending with a rally in Trafalgar Square. There are also protests in Glasgow and Manchester

. Much of the media attention has focused on a 20-foot balloon caricaturing the American president as an orange baby dressed in diapers with a smartphone. The decision of London Mayor Sadiq Khan to allow the bouncer to fly next to the Houses of Parliament has enraged some Trump supporters, Nigel Farage describing it as "the biggest insult to an ever-sitting American president"

. visit. Plans for a full state visit – an extended offer in May when she visited Trump shortly after its inauguration in 2017 – have been put on hold indefinitely amid concerns about the protests. But May and his ministers still hope to flatter Trump with pomp and royalty.

One of the obstacles to a state visit was the objections to Trump addressing parliament, a traditional element of these trips, including a controversial ban by Commons' president, John Bercow

However, some members will present another point of view. The right-wing Bow Group think tank hosted a welcome event for Trump in Parliament on Thursday, although the president will not be closer than the residence of the US ambassador, four miles north of Regent's. s Park.