Trump 'worried about Brexit impact on US jobs'

Source reveals apparent U-turn by US president in talks with EU leaders, having previously said Brexit is ‘wonderful thing’

Donald Trump is said to have told European Union leaders he is worried Americans may lose jobs as a result of Britain leaving the EU, in what would amount to an extraordinary U-turn by the US president.

An EU source said Trump spoke of the risks to the global economy posed by Brexit during a 45-minute meeting in Brussels with Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker, presidents of the European council and European commission respectively.

“Russia, Ukraine and Brexit were covered during the tête-à-tête”, the EU source said. “On Brexit, US expressed concern that jobs in the US would be lost because of Brexit.”

Further details of Trump’s comments were not immediately available but the claim raises questions about whether he still believes the UK made the right decision in the EU referendum last June.

The president was a cheerleader for Brexit, describing June’s voteas a “beautiful, beautiful thing”. After meeting Theresa May at the White House earlier this year, he claimed Brexit would be a “wonderful thing” for Britain.

He also suggested in the past that other countries might follow Britain out of the 28-nation bloc, although in recent weeks he has publicly revised that view, claiming the EU has been doing a “better job” of late.

Those who campaigned for Brexit took succour from Trump’s consistent claims that he would reward the UK’s decision to leave the EU with a swift free trade deal.

EU officials, however, believe that since taking office he has come to a greater appreciation of the value of European integration to the US, whose business leaders have generally supported the way single market rules offer efficiencies for exporters.

It was even claimed by unnamed US officials recently that Britain had been pushed behind the EU in the queue to strike a free trade deal.

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Mike_L wrote:

OlivierK wrote:There's no bro hug, Trump shoves him out of the way to get to the front of the pack, then talks to the woman to his left while ignoring him completely.

It's just video of an asshole being an asshole, which in Trump's cases is admittedly pretty far from news.

Quite so. No "bro hug" at all. Trump doesn't even look at the man, who is just an obstacle between Trump and the front row position. There's no smile from Trump, no friendly exchange... just a self-satisfied straightening of his jacket, as if to say, "So there!"

SafeAsMilk wrote:

Mike_L wrote:

OlivierK wrote:There's no bro hug, Trump shoves him out of the way to get to the front of the pack, then talks to the woman to his left while ignoring him completely.

It's just video of an asshole being an asshole, which in Trump's cases is admittedly pretty far from news.

Quite so. No "bro hug" at all. Trump doesn't even look at the man, who is just an obstacle between Trump and the front row position. There's no smile from Trump, no friendly exchange... just a self-satisfied straightening of his jacket, as if to say, "So there!"

Look at Trump's arm as he pulls away, it was clearly around back of the guy as he grabbed him in the front (do you usually put your arm around back of someone when you're shoving them out of the way?), the guy's arm is put around him in response. Are you guys fucking blind? Or does it not matter if you blather bullshit so long as it's about Trump? As I said, awkward as fuck, and yeah he's an obnoxious twat for not even looking at the guy, but it's obvious he isn't shoving him. This is the kind of stupid shit that reinforces his supporter's belief that the press will frame anything he does to make him look worse than he actually does.

felltoearth wrote:I don't even know why it's a thing. There are so many other moronic things why focus on this?

NuclMan wrote:

felltoearth wrote:I don't even know why it's a thing. There are so many other moronic things why focus on this?

It should be a thing insofar as evidence of the press making up the news. Anyone heard of the PMs office agreeing with the RT story? He sure didn't appear "slighted" in any way,,,

SafeAsMilk wrote:

Mike_L wrote:

OlivierK wrote:There's no bro hug, Trump shoves him out of the way to get to the front of the pack, then talks to the woman to his left while ignoring him completely.

It's just video of an asshole being an asshole, which in Trump's cases is admittedly pretty far from news.

Quite so. No "bro hug" at all. Trump doesn't even look at the man, who is just an obstacle between Trump and the front row position. There's no smile from Trump, no friendly exchange... just a self-satisfied straightening of his jacket, as if to say, "So there!"

Look at Trump's arm as he pulls away, it was clearly around back of the guy as he grabbed him in the front (do you usually put your arm around back of someone when you're shoving them out of the way?),

SafeAsMilk wrote: the guy's arm is put around him in response. Are you guys fucking blind? Or does it not matter if you blather bullshit so long as it's about Trump?

SafeAsMilk wrote: As I said, awkward as fuck, and yeah he's an obnoxious twat for not even looking at the guy, but it's obvious he isn't shoving him.

Thomas Eshuis wrote:

SafeAsMilk wrote:

Mike_L wrote:

OlivierK wrote:There's no bro hug, Trump shoves him out of the way to get to the front of the pack, then talks to the woman to his left while ignoring him completely.

It's just video of an asshole being an asshole, which in Trump's cases is admittedly pretty far from news.

Quite so. No "bro hug" at all. Trump doesn't even look at the man, who is just an obstacle between Trump and the front row position. There's no smile from Trump, no friendly exchange... just a self-satisfied straightening of his jacket, as if to say, "So there!"

Look at Trump's arm as he pulls away, it was clearly around back of the guy as he grabbed him in the front (do you usually put your arm around back of someone when you're shoving them out of the way?),

I do when I try to push someone away, while simoultaneously using his body to pull myself forward.

More-over it's not clear at all. I can't see Trumps arm until he's already moving past the PM, at which point its down at his side.

Also, as others point out, he completely ignores the PM.

SafeAsMilk wrote: the guy's arm is put around him in response. Are you guys fucking blind? Or does it not matter if you blather bullshit so long as it's about Trump?

No, we just have a different interpetation of the limited footage we've seen.

SafeAsMilk wrote: As I said, awkward as fuck, and yeah he's an obnoxious twat for not even looking at the guy, but it's obvious he isn't shoving him.

Exactly how is it obvious? Because it isn't to me.
I can see Trump physically pushing with his right hand on the left shoulder of the PM, pushing him back and to the side.

SafeAsMilk wrote:

Thomas Eshuis wrote:

SafeAsMilk wrote:

Mike_L wrote:
Quite so. No "bro hug" at all. Trump doesn't even look at the man, who is just an obstacle between Trump and the front row position. There's no smile from Trump, no friendly exchange... just a self-satisfied straightening of his jacket, as if to say, "So there!"

Look at Trump's arm as he pulls away, it was clearly around back of the guy as he grabbed him in the front (do you usually put your arm around back of someone when you're shoving them out of the way?),

I do when I try to push someone away, while simoultaneously using his body to pull myself forward.

That makes absolutely no sense. How would having your hand behind them help you with that in any way?

SafeAsMilk wrote:

More-over it's not clear at all. I can't see Trumps arm until he's already moving past the PM, at which point its down at his side.

Right, the PM's arm got underneath Trump's while it was down at his side. Watch the video again.

SafeAsMilk wrote:

Also, as others point out, he completely ignores the PM.

Which I addressed in both my posts. While he doesn't meet eyes with the PM, the PM is smiling, because Trump is trying to give him a tough bro hug.

SafeAsMilk wrote: Do you smile at a guy who's trying to shove you out of the way?

SafeAsMilk wrote:

SafeAsMilk wrote: the guy's arm is put around him in response. Are you guys fucking blind? Or does it not matter if you blather bullshit so long as it's about Trump?

No, we just have a different interpetation of the limited footage we've seen.

Watch their arms, watch the PM's face. It tells you everything. Why would you smile at the guy who just shoved you out of the way?

SafeAsMilk wrote:

SafeAsMilk wrote: As I said, awkward as fuck, and yeah he's an obnoxious twat for not even looking at the guy, but it's obvious he isn't shoving him.

Exactly how is it obvious? Because it isn't to me.
I can see Trump physically pushing with his right hand on the left shoulder of the PM, pushing him back and to the side.

Right, so when someone grabs the PM's shoulder he would just stay stock-still, not turning towards Trump and in the direction you think Trump is shoving him?

G7 summit: Donald Trump calls Germans 'bad, very bad' and vows to curb foreign car imports

'Look at the millions of cars they sell in the US. Terrible. We will stop this,' Mr Trump said

Donald Trump has attacked Germans for being “bad, very bad” and vowed to limit US car imports from the country.

At a meeting with European Union leaders in Brussels on Thursday Mr Trump reportedly said: “Look at the millions of cars they sell in the US. Terrible. We will stop this,” German news magazine Der Spiegel reported, citing people who attended the talks.

Mr Trump has repeatedly criticised Germany's large trade surplus with the US, which he said hurts US manufacturers. In January, he threatened to hit German car imports with a 35 per cent tax.

“If you go down Fifth Avenue everyone has a Mercedes Benz in front of his house,” he told Germany’s Bild newspaper in January.

"I would tell BMW that if you are building a factory in Mexico and plan to sell cars to the USA, without a 35 per cent tax, then you can forget that," Mr Trump said.

“How many Chevrolets do you see in Germany? Not very many, maybe none at all … it’s a one-way street.”

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Animavore wrote:I wouldn't say shit, but obnoxiously uneconomical and the idea of making greener cars seems lost on them.

NuclMan wrote:

felltoearth wrote:I don't even know why it's a thing. There are so many other moronic things why focus on this?

It should be a thing insofar as evidence of the press making up the news. Anyone heard of the PMs office agreeing with the RT story? He sure didn't appear "slighted" in any way,,,

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