Thread: UK & EU Agree Post-Brexit Trade Deal
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Old 25-10-2020, 13:58   #4359
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Re: Brexit-Transitional Period Ends 31/12/20
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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
I think it's quite obvious really. Trump and the whole Make America Great Again mantra drives trade war after trade war. Brexit is an easy way to destabilise the EU, with the added bonus of scraping up some wins for US businesses in the UK.

A Biden administration would see a strong EU as an important counterweight to Russian influence in Eastern Europe and be less interested in a trade war with the EU.
Yes, I get Trump's and Biden's objectives but I just don't see any chance of a swift trade deal between the UK and the US even if Trump wins and has BoJo on speed-dial.
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