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Donald Trump suggested that the UK could avoid criminal American tariffs, although he said Britain was “going out” and considering whether to target its exports.
The US president told reporters: “The UK is out of line and we will see. But the European Union is really wrong.
“The UK is not right, but I’m sure one, I think it can be elaborated. But the European Union, it is atrocity what they did.”
Trump said he developed a good early employment with Sir Keir Starmer, a British Prime Minister.
“Prime Minister Starmer was really nice,” he said. “We had several meetings, we had numerous phone calls, they get along well.”
The comments of the US President followed after imposed on tariffs to Canada, China and Mexico, starting Global stocks in stock and sending US dollars more.
Starmer put a great emphasis on relationship He believes that he founded Trump last September, especially at the Trump Tower dinner before the USA election.
But Downing Street officials admitted that they had no idea if Trump would hit the UK by tariffs, and one said they were “early days”.
Starmer will travel to Brussels on Monday to talk to EU leaders, aware that his attempt to “reset” a block relationship after Brexit risks the antagonizing Trump.
His journey to a meeting of the informal European Council-the first meeting of such a meeting in which he was in the UK Prime Minister from Brexita-Utrajevo will be cooperated with safety and defense cooperation.
Starmer wants to improve trade relations with the EU, and also wants to deepen trade cooperation with us, especially in the field of services and technology.
He also plans to visit China later in the year, insisting that Britain can and must continue warm relations with each of the world’s most powerful economies.
Last year, Starmer said to the audience of the City of London: “The idea we have to choose between our allies – that we are somehow with America or Europe – obviously wrong. I reject it extreme.”
According to the US data, America performed the total trade surplus with the UK in 2023, in the amount of $ 14.5 billion. This puts Britain at a favorable position as Trump threatens countries with a significant deficit.
However, the National Statistics Office reports that the UK has carried out a trade surplus with the US in the amount of £ 71.4 billion, or about $ 89 billion, 2023.
“Using your own American trade data provides a common and strong foundation when participating in conversations with our American friends,” he joked one high British official. Starmer is expected to visit Washington later this month.
