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Trump says trade deal with UK will be 'very powerful,' done 'very, very quickly'

By Jenny Leonard  / July 8, 2017 at 9:18 AM
Correction: This story has been updated to note that British Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 in March, which officially lays out the process of the UK leaving the European Union. HAMBURG – President Trump, ahead of a bilateral meeting with United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May, said on Saturday that the U.S. and UK were working on a “very big” trade agreement – and added that he expected negotiations to be concluded rapidly. “We are working on a...

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