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Offline Right_in_Virginia

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Trump Greets U.K.'s May as World Leaders Look For Cues
« on: January 26, 2017, 12:59:19 pm »
Trump Greets U.K.'s May as World Leaders Look For Cues
Bloomberg News, Jan 25, 2017, Robert Hutton and Margaret Talev

Theresa May will provide the first test for how world leaders can deal with Donald Trump when she arrives in the U.S. to welcome the new president to the global stage and lay the groundwork for a U.S.-U.K. trade deal.

“As we rediscover our confidence together –- as you renew your nation just as we renew ours –- we have the opportunity, indeed the responsibility, to renew the special relationship for this new age,” the U.K. prime minister will tell Republican lawmakers gathered in Philadelphia on Thursday, according to excerpts from her prepared remarks. “We have the opportunity to lead, together, again.”

The good news for May, who’s due to meet Trump at the White House on Friday, is that he’s eager to cement relations and nail down a U.K. trade deal too -- for his own reasons. He’d like to further drive a wedge into a fractured Europe and strengthen at least one trade relationship as he exits the Trans-Pacific Partnership and prepares to renegotiate Nafta.


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Re: Trump Greets U.K.'s May as World Leaders Look For Cues
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2017, 03:02:03 pm »
We need to reestablish trusting relationships with our former allies, those nations Obama snubbed, insulted or outright abandoned.
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Re: Trump Greets U.K.'s May as World Leaders Look For Cues
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2017, 07:59:08 pm »
This is a really big opportunity for Trump.  Intentionally or not, his somewhat unique approach to international relations has scared the crap out of a lot of people, which has the effect of lowering expectations.  If he meets these people in person and comes across as sane and reasonable, it's a big win.  And recommitting to that special relationship will not only be of benefit to us, but really help the Brexit forces move forward.
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« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2017, 08:17:51 pm »
It's his to lose.

I don't always agree with May, but she does have one very good trait as a leader - she gets on with almost everyone while usually managing to get her own way.
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« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2017, 10:23:37 pm »
What could go wrong. Two countries separated by the same language.
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