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Donald Trump suggested that the UK had escaped the collective tariff for the United States, although he said Britain was “deviating from the line” and that he was thinking whether it would target its exports.
The US President told reporters: “The United Kingdom is out of the line, and we will see. But the European Union is outside the line.
“The UK is outside the line, but I am sure of that, I think it can be resolved. But the European Union, it's atdand what they did.”
Trump went on to say he developed a good early working relationship with Sir Kerr Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
He said, “Prime Minister Starmer was very nice,” he said. “We have held two meetings, we have made many phone calls, and we are dealing very well.”
The American President's comments came after a tariff on Canada, China and Mexico, Operation Global sale in stocks and send the US dollar up.
Starmer focused greatly on relationship He believed that he was created with Trump, especially at a dinner at Trump Tower last September before the United States elections.
But Downing Street officials admitted that they had no idea whether Trump would strike the United Kingdom with definitions, as one of them said it was “the first days.”
Starmer will travel to Brussels on Monday for talks with European Union leaders, realizing that his attempt to “reset” its relations with the bloc after the risk of Britain's exit from the European Union.
His journey will focus on the unofficial European Council meeting-the first such meeting that includes the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since Britain's exit from the European Union-on security and defense cooperation.
Starmer wants to improve trade relations with the European Union and also seeks to deepen trade cooperation with us, especially in the field of services and technology.
He is also planning to visit China later in the year, and insists that Britain can and must follow warm relations with both the world's most powerful economies.
Last year, Starmer told the London city fans: “The idea that we must choose between our allies – that we somehow with America or Europe – is clear. I refuse it completely.”
According to the United States' figures, America turned a total trade surplus with the United Kingdom in 2023, reaching $ 14.5 billion. This puts Britain in a positive position, as Trump threatens countries with a great deficit.
However, the National Statistical Office states that the UK ran a trade surplus with the United States worth 71.4 billion pounds, or about 89 billion dollars, in 2023.
“Using private trade data in America provides a common and strong basis when engaging in discussions with our American friends,” Jokingly A senior British official. Washington is expected to visit Washington later this month.
