Romeo Ponce
A UK-US trade deal is highly unlikely to be approved before the US election in November, according to Donald Trump’s chief trade representative.
Speaking before the House Ways and Means Committee, United States Trade Representative Ambassador Robert Lighthizer said that such an agreement is “almost impossible” by the 2020 election.
This raises the prospect that the president, who was supportive of Brexit and Britain forging new trade deals, could be out of office before any agreement is signed.
Read the full story: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-uk-us-trade-deal-brexit-2020-election-a9571556.html
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