Here Dollyer your Hero backing down like the loser piece of shit he really is .....LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump backtracked on comments that Britain’s public health service should be on the table in future post-Brexit trade talks between the two countries, after Prime Minister Theresa May said some areas might be off-limits.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May arrive for a joint news conference in London, Britain, June 4, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
The National Health Service (NHS) is a cherished institution for many Britons. Created after World War Two, it provides a wide range of services ranging from routine consultations to life-saving operations.
“I think everything with a trade deal is on the table,” Trump told reporters during a visit to London. “So NHS or anything else, or a lot more than that. But everything will be on the table, absolutely.”
Later, however, he said that while nothing would be off the table in talks, he did not see the NHS as falling under the realm of trade.
“I don’t see it being on the table. Somebody asked me a question today and I say everything is up for negotiation, because everything is,” Trump said in an interview broadcast on ITV News.
“That’s something that I would not consider part of trade. That’s not trade.”
May had earlier suggested that the health service might be off-limits.
“The point about making trade deals of course is that both sides negotiate and come to an agreement about what should or should not be in that trade deal for the future,” she said at the news conference
Britain’s health minister, Matt Hancock, also made clear that he would not countenance the NHS being part of trade talks.
“Dear Mr President. The NHS isn’t on the table in trade talks - and never will be. Not on my watch,” Hancock, who is a contender to replace May as prime minister, said on Twitter.