Trump says May did not listen to his suggestions’ on Brexit how to handle the negotiations

March 14, 2019
| Report Focus News

Donald Trump has said Theresa May’s failure to strike a deal with the European Union on Brexit was down to the British Prime Ministers failures heed his advice.

The US President did not pull any punches but spoke his mind on the Brexit process. President Trump Said Brexit “should have gone smoothly” and that he hates to see Britain being “ripped part”, as attempts by MPs to break the impasse ahead of the 29 March exit date continue.

“I’m surprised at how badly it’s all gone from the standpoint of a negotiation, but I gave the Prime Minister my ideas on how to negotiate it and I think you would have been successful,” he told reporters during a White House press conference.

“[Theresa May] didn’t listen to that and that’s fine, I mean she’s got to do what she’s got to do, but I think it could have been negotiated in a different manner frankly.”

President Trump added that he did not believe a second referendum on whether to leave or remain in the EU was “possible” and that it would leave those who voted for Brexit in 2016 aggrieved.
“I hate to see everything being ripped apart right now,” he added.

“I don’t think another vote would be possible because it would be very unfair to the people that won. They’d say ‘what do you mean you’re going to take another vote?’, so that would be tough.
“But I thought [Brexit] would happen, it did happen and both sides are very, very cemented in so it’s a tough situation, it’s a shame, frankly it’s a shame.
“There was no reason for that to happen, they could have had the vote and it should have gone smoothly, unfortunately it didn’t.”