Donald Trump says Theresa May's Brexit plan kills hope of a US trade deal

After a tumultuous week for May, when her Brexit Secretary David Davis and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson resigned in protest at her Brexit plans, Trump heaped praise on Johnson, saying he "would be a great Prime Minister." Such harsh public criticism by a sitting U.S. president of a British prime minister while on a visit to the United Kingdom publicly undermines May in her party, her country and abroad.  

Donald Trump says Theresa May's Brexit plan kills
US President Donald Trump directly criticised UK Prime Minister Theresa May`s Brexit strategy, saying her proposals had probably killed off hope of a U.S. trade deal. Image source: Reuters

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