Obama Says Brexit Would Put U.K. at Back of Line for Trade Deals
- President puts full weight behind campaign to keep U.K. in EU
- Rejects arguments of `Leave' supporters about trade talks
Obama on U.S. Response to a Possible U.K. Brexit
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President Barack Obama said Britain would be at “the back of the queue” to negotiate a trade agreement with the U.S. if it votes to leave the European Union, in a direct assault on the arguments of those who say the U.K. could win better deals outside the bloc.
“Some of the folks on the other side have been ascribing to the United States certain actions we will take if the U.K. does leave the EU,” Obama said at a joint press conference in London Friday with Prime Minister David Cameron. “For example, that, well, we’ll just cut our own trade deals” with the U.S. “Maybe at some point down the line there might be a U.K.-US trade agreement, but it’s not going to happen anytime soon.”