UK Prime Minister Theresa May is set to step down as her party's leader at the end of this week, but President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning joked about the timing of her departure saying she should 'stick around' to make a U.S.-UK bilateral trade deal. 'I don’t know exactly what
UK Prime Minister Theresa May is set to step down as her party's leader at the end of this week, but President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning joked about the timing of her departure saying she should"stick around" to make a U.S.-UK bilateral trade deal.
The second day of Trump's state visit will be filled with more official business than ceremony, he meets with May and business leaders to discuss trade and other matters.The president’s visit comes at a particularly awkward moment for May, who announced her resignation last Friday and is set to officially step down as the Conservative Party leader on June 7, just a few days after the president’s visit.
The president expressed confidence that the two allies will ultimately reach a"substantial" and"fair" trade deal. In the meeting with US and UK businesses, the president praised the strong trade relationship that already exists between the two countries and predicted that there is a"great opportunity to tremendously expand that relationship."Trump also praised what he said has been an"outstanding" relationship with May, saying he"very much appreciate[s] the relationship we’ve had.
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