Obama stands by ‘back of queue’ warning on post-Brexit UK trade deal
President Obama has stood by his comment that Britain will move to the back of the queue post-Brexit when it comes to trade deals with the United States.
The president urged the UK to remain in the EU when he visited London in April and warned that a trade agreement between the two countries would not happen anytime soon if Britain left the bloc.
“Obviously, the president stands by what he said and I don’t have an update of our position,” White House spokesman Eric Schultz said on Friday.
The divorce between the UK and the EU could sink hopes of a massive US-EU free trade deal before Obama leaves office next January.
Growing anti-trade sentiment and other factors mean negotiations on the so-called TTIP deal have already stalled.
Obama said on Friday the EU would remain one of America’s “indispensable partners” – and the US’s “special relationship” with Britain would continue.
Y'all are doomed
Get out while you can
We'll (Scotland) be out by the end of the year.
