'I'll make Brexit a great thing': Trump promises Britain a quick and fair trade deal with America

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[h=1]'I'll make Brexit a great thing': Trump promises Britain a quick and fair trade deal with America but attacks Germany's 'catastrophic' immigration policy and wants Russia's nuclear arsenal reduced[/h]

• Trump said people voted for Brexit because they 'want their own identity'
• President-elect said UK-trade deal would be a priority for his administration
• In interview Trump showed desire for arms reduction agreement with Russia
• He also attacked German chancellor Angela Merkel's immigration policy
• Trump called Nato 'obsolete' and that alliance had not 'bothered terrorism'

By JAMES SLACK POLITICAL EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 22:10, 15 January 2017 | UPDATED: 00:00, 16 January 2017

 

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Donald Trump last night delivered a huge boost to Britain by promising a trade deal within weeks of taking office to help make Brexit a 'great thing'.
The President-elect spoke in glowing terms of his 'love' for the UK and revealed he was inviting Theresa May to visit him 'right after' he gets into the White House.
He said that he wants a trade agreement between the two countries secured 'very quickly' - making a mockery of President Obama's threat that, if the country voted for Brexit, we would be at the 'back of the queue'.

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Donald Trump has pledged to secure a rapid trade agreement with Britain as he predicted leaving the European Union would be a 'great thing' for the UK

 

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The comments follow weeks of overtures to the Trump camp by Number Ten, including a visit by Mrs May's joint chiefs of staff.
Significantly, he struck a decidedly harsher tone with the EU - predicting more countries will leave and saying it has been hugely damaged by the migration crisis.
Germany and its Chancellor Angela Merkel were lambasted for making a 'catastrophic mistake' when she let more than one million migrants.

 

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He said: 'I think it's very tough. People, countries want their own identity and the UK wanted its own identity.'
In a joint interview with Michael Gove for the Times, and the German newspaper Bild, Mr Trump also revealed that Mrs May had written to him just after Christmas.
She sent a gift of a copy of Winston Churchill's address to the *American people, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
In the letter the PM told Mr Trump that she hoped the sentiment of 'unity and fraternal association' between the two countries was 'just as true today as it has ever been'.

 

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The President-elect also used the interview to signal his desire for a new arms reduction agreement with Russia, saying the numbers of nuclear weapons should be 'reduced very substantially' (pictured, Russian president Vladimir Putin)

In comments that are likely to trigger controversy at home and abroad, he also:

• Declared that he could agree a nuclear weapons *reduction deal with Russia's President Putin in return for lifting US sanctions.
• He said: 'For one thing, I think nuclear weapons should be way down and reduced very substantially, that's part of it.'

• Pledged that orders will be signed next Monday to strengthen America's borders, which could include *travel restrictions on Europeans coming to the US

• Threatened 'extreme vetting' for those entering America from parts of the world known for Islamist terrorism.

• Said that he will start off by trusting Mrs Merkel and Mr Putin - but that might not last long.
• Slammed Nato as 'obsolete' and claimed they had 'not bothered about terrorism'.

• Described the decision to invade Iraq as 'possibly the worst *decision ever made in the history of our country', *saying it was like 'throwing rocks into a *beehive'.

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Trump made revelations about Brexit, German chancellor Angela Merkel's (right) immigration policy and a UK trade deal, during an interview with ex-cabinet minister Michael Gove (left)

During the interview at Trump Tower, the president-elect told Vote Leave champion Mr Gove: 'I love the UK.'
Pointing to a possible meeting with Mrs May at the White House in February, he said: 'We're gonna work very hard to get it done quickly and done properly. Good for both sides.
'I will be *meeting with [Mrs May]. She's requesting a meeting and we'll have a meeting right after I get into the White House and it'll be, I think we're gonna get something done very quickly.'
Mr Trump said he thought that 'Brexit is going to end up being a great thing'.

 

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He welcomed the fall in the value of the pound for having helped to boost the attractiveness of British products abroad.
Ahead of his inauguration on Friday, he also that said he was also looking *forward to visiting Britain, saying his Scottish mother was 'proud of the Queen'.
He went on: 'Any time the Queen was on television, an event, my mother would be watching.
Mr Trump also joked that his Scottish *ancestry meant he liked to 'watch my *pennies', adding: 'I mean I deal in big *pennies, that's the problem.'
The remarks will come as both a relief to No10, and be seen as a vindication of the strategy pursued by Mrs May.
She was accused of being ill-prepared for a Trump victory. Further embarrassment followed when Ukip-leader Nigel Farage was invited for an early meeting at Trump Tower.
Since then, Downing Street has worked hard on building a strong relationship with the Trump team - with top aides Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill visiting New York before Christmas. Last week Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson also met with key advisers to Mr Trump.
In the interview, Mr Trump also confirmed that he would appoint Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, to broker a Middle East peace deal.
He urged Britain to veto any new UN Security Council resolution critical of Israel and repeated his criticism of President Obama's handling of the Iran nuclear deal.

 

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Mr Trump said he would be meeting with Theresa May next month to discuss a trade deal with Britain

 

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Trump is going to be so good!

 

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Top man. The future looks bright

 

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Brilliant news. Way to go Donald!!!!

 

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Trump loves the U.K., it will be ALOT different then Barry Hussein.