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Donald Trump tells UK to 'walk away' if EU does not give what it wants in Brexit


Donald Trump has called on Britain to leave the European Union without a deal if Brussels refuses to meet its demands, as he urged the Government to send Nigel Farage into the negotiations.

Ahead of this week’s state visit, the US president suggested the UK to ‘walk away’ from talks and not to pay the £39 billion divorce bill if the requests are not met.

In an interview with The Sunday Times, Donald Trump said Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has ‘a lot to offer’ and it was a ‘mistake’ not to involve him in negotiations.

He said: “He is a very smart person. They won’t bring him in. Think how well they would do if they did. They just haven’t figured that out yet.”

Donald Trump said he would not pay the EU divorce bill if he was in charge of the Brexit deal

 

Trump also stressed that the British government has to ‘get the deal closed’ and he would not pay the EU divorce bill if he was in charge.

“If they don’t get what they want, I would walk away…If you don’t get the deal you want, if you don’t get a fair deal, then you walk away,” he added.

“If I were them I wouldn’t pay 50 billion dollars. That is me. I would not pay, that is a tremendous number.”

The US president, who will attend a private lunch with the Queen on Monday, also told The Sun that he favours Boris Johnson to be the next Prime Minister.

Trump urged Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to ‘get along with the US’

 

He would want ‘to know’ hard-left Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn before authorising American intelligence to share its most-sensitive secrets.

It is reported that Mr Trump also urged Mr Corbyn to ‘get along with the United States’ if he wants Britain to continue to benefit from US military and intelligence support.

Meanwhile, London Mayor Sadiq Khan compared the language used by Mr Trump to that of the ‘fascists of the 20th century’.

Writing in the Observer, Mr Khan said: “President Donald Trump is just one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat.

Donald Trump said it was a mistake not to involve Nigel Farage in Brexit negotiations

 

“The far-right is on the rise around the world, threatening our hard-won rights and freedoms and the values that have defined our liberal, democratic societies for more than 70 years.

“Viktor Orban in Hungary, Matteo Salvini in Italy, Marine Le Pen in France and Nigel Farage here in the UK are using the same divisive tropes of the fascists of the 20th century to garner support, but with new, sinister methods to deliver their message.

“And they are gaining ground and winning power and influence in places that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.”

Trump is expected to meet Theresa May at Downing Street on Tuesday before attending WWII commemorations in France and visiting Ireland.

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