Trump forecasts a 'not very good relationship' with British Prime Minister David Cameron


If Donald Trump is elected president, that Winston Churchill bust might continue its hiatus from the Oval Office — after all, Trump is already off to an awkward start with America's allies across the pond. In an interview Monday, the presumptive Republican nominee admitted that he didn't think he'd be making friends with British Prime Minister David Cameron anytime soon. "It looks like we are not going to have a very good relationship," Trump said.
Cameron's feelings are probably not hurt. The PM has publicly called Trump "divisive, stupid, and wrong," and refused to retract his comments, Time reports. Trump, meanwhile, argued Monday that he is "not stupid."
"Who knows, I hope to have a good relationship with [Cameron] but he's not willing to address the problem either," the noted deal-maker said. Trump has also been heavily criticized by London's new Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan.
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Nevertheless, Trump claimed Sunday that a British exit from the European Union would not have an impact on trade with the U.S., and that he sympathized with Brits who "want to go back to a different system." President Obama, on the other hand, has said the U.S. would not begin dealing with Britain if they left the E.U., preferring to "focus in negotiating with a big bloc." Britain will vote on the "Brexit" on June 23.
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