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PM reveals presidents Brexit advice was not to negotiate with the bloc at all
Dan Sabbagh
Sun 15 Jul 2018 08.35 EDT
Theresa May has revealed that Donald Trump advised her to sue the European Union rather than negotiate with the 27-country bloc, in a private conversation that the US president referred to during his visit to the UK on Friday.
The prime minister was asked on the BBCs The Andrew Marr Show what the brutal Brexit negotiating advice was that Trump had talked about in their joint press conference outside the prime ministers Chequers country retreat.
Revealing it for the first time, May said: He told me I should sue the EU. After being prompted by a surprised Marr, May repeated: Sue the EU, not go into negotiations with them, sue them.
The prime minister smiled, and indicated she had disregarded the advice, saying actually were going into negotiations with them, in remarks that will be interpreted as a put-down of the president. Trump leaves the UK this afternoon to fly to Helsinki to meet the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.
On Friday, Trump had said he gave May a suggestion, I wouldnt say advice about how to handle the Brexit talks, without revealing what it was. I think she found it maybe too brutal, and thats OK. I gave her a suggestion, not advice. I could fully understand why she thought it was a little bit tough.
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jul/15/theresa-may-donald-trump-told-me-to-sue-the-eu
tblue37
(65,487 posts)And as for "brutal" negotiations--remember how he said he would negotiate with Russians in the 1980s? He said he would yell, "F*** you," across the table and then walk out.
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)Shrike47
(6,913 posts)roamer65
(36,747 posts)He needs to be removed from office.