The US academic tipped to be Donald Trump’s ambassador to the EU has told British government advisers they should read the president-elect’s business book The Art of the Deal before starting trade negotiations with the US. In an interview with Michael Gove for the Times, Trump told the former Tory leadership contender he would seek a trade agreement with the UK “very quickly” once it left the EU. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Art of the Deal“Trump is so transactional,” Malloch told the Guardian after his meeting with government advisers on Tuesday afternoon. “A two-year trade deal is ambitious but the parties I was with would be able to get a trade deal, with the right people at the right level, within 90 days,” Malloch said. “I think his preference is for bilateral relationships and trade deals, to the degree that is possible.”

Source: The Guardian January 18, 2017 17:43 UTC