Trade war from Trump to target EU over UK as he wants “successful Brexit”
A possible trade war with the US will not be as bad as many had feared, according to a former political appointee during Trump’s last administration. The president-elect will target the European Union more significantly than the UK as he wants to see a “successful Brexit.”
Peggy Grande, a political appointee for Donald Trump said that he will likely give “preferential trade deal to the UK,” adding that she believes his tariffs will “more greatly affect the EU than the UK.”
This comes amid fears of a global trade war after the Republican president-elect pledged to impose levies of 10% on all goods imports from American trading partners. For China and Mexico, the tariffs will be as high as 100%.
Grande also worked as Ronald Reagan’s executive assistant before he left office. Trump, “believes in the special relationship,” she said, adding that she anticipates “that if tariffs are involved, they will more greatly affect the EU than the UK.”
“Donald Trump has a great fondness for the UK and wanted to see a fully implemented successful Brexit and wants to help with that still by giving a preferential trade deal to the UK.
“Go back to the US-UK free trade agreement he was working on during his first term – I anticipate he will pick that up right where he left off and lean into it again, especially in alignment with tariffs on China.
“The more our countries can unite to put pressure on China, the more it will benefit us both from a trade perspective. It will require both sides, though. Trump is committed. Will the UK be as well? That remains to be seen.”
But former British ambassador to the US Kim Darroch expects Trump to follow through with his threat.
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