Trump hails 'great' Brexit and backs speedy UK trade deal: Times

[FarCenter]

LONDON (AFP) -
US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday hailed Brexit as "a great thing" and backed a speedy trade agreement with Britain, in an interview with The Times newspaper.

He also forecast that other countries would follow Britain's lead in voting to leave the European Union.

"Brexit is going to end up being a great thing," Trump said of Britain's referendum vote last June to leave the European Union.

The president-elect said a trade deal with Britain would be "good for both sides".

"Absolutely, very quickly. I'm a big fan of the UK, we're gonna work very hard to get it done quickly and done properly," said Trump, confirming he will meet British Prime Minister Theresa May soon after his inauguration on January 20.

His enthusiasm for a bilateral deal will be welcomed by the British government, which in recent months has been searching for possible trade partners following its planned departure from the EU.

Trump also said Brexit would likely be followed by others in the 28-country bloc deciding to leave.

"I think people want??.?.?.??their own identity, so if you ask me?...??I believe others will leave," Trump said, following Britain's June vote to leave the EU.

http://www.france24.com/en/20170115-trump-hails-great-brexit-backs-speedy-uk-trade-deal-times

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Oh boy,talk about clueless.

Will be watching the Markets,anticipate another Brit sell off.

[FarCenter]

2. Pound Drops Below $1.20 as May Reported to Seek Hard Brexit

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-15/pound-drops-to-3-month-low-as-may-reported-to-seek-hard-brexit

[kennetha]

3. notice how he's still touting his own companies?

can't help himself. Impeachment here we come.

[dalton99a]

4. Whatever it is, Trump hails XYZ because Putin wants XYZ

Gotta do what the boss says

[Denzil_DC]

7. That's a coincidence!

I was just reading this Twitter feed:

Garry Kasparov ?@Kasparov63

Every FP position Trump takes, starting from total ignorance around year ago, is on Putin's wish list. Brexit, Ukraine, NATO, EU, Merkel.

[dalton99a]

10. Best one:

I'm still waiting for Trump to say something about global affairs that hasn't literally been said first by the Kremlin.

[msongs]

5. the putin/trump crowd would love a dis-united europe. way to go comrade trump nt

[Initech]

6. Brexit is a good thing? WTF is he smoking?

[tazkcmo]

8. Maybe

Maybe you mean snorting?

[FarCenter]

9. 53% of the English thought Brexit is a good thing.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/06/24/world/europe/how-britain-voted-brexit-referendum.html

And an even higher percentage outside of London

[Wellstone ruled]

12. And with the jobs disappearing in Englan,

they sure are having buyers remorse,which the American Media is ignoring. German elections coming up and that will tell the real story. Been seeing more and more articles about Russian Election interference in the German press. Playing the same Immigrant White Racist game as Trump.

[still_one]

11. As the world watches two failed empires