Trump Says Brexit Deal Could Hurt Plans for U.S Trade Pact
- U.S. president calls for May to renegotiate deal with the EU
- Intervention sees Trump side with Brexiteers challenging May
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President Donald Trump dropped a rhetorical bomb on U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s efforts to get a Brexit agreement through parliament, warning the deal she reached with the EU could jeopardize Britain’s ability to strike a trade pact with the U.S.
“Right now as the deal stands she may not -- they may not -- be able to trade with the U.S. and I don’t think they want that at all, that would be a very big negative for the deal,” Trump said Monday as he departed the White House for campaign rallies in Mississippi.