UK becomes the first country to make a trade deal with Trump
President Donald Trump will announce on Thursday that the United States has reached a trade agreement with the UK, according to The New York Times.
The deal, set to be revealed early morning during a press event inside the Oval, would be the first confirmed agreement since Trump hit dozens of US trading partners with broad tariffs.
The president didn’t name the country in his Wednesday night post, but the announcement confirms that Britain is the first. Trump wrote on Truth Social:
“Big News Conference tomorrow morning at 10:00 A.M., The Oval Office, concerning a MAJOR TRADE DEAL WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF A BIG, AND HIGHLY RESPECTED, COUNTRY. THE FIRST OF MANY!!!”
That’s all the White House has said so far.
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No other country has landed a deal yet. Britain now becomes the first, and the stakes are high. It’s still not clear if the deal is completely finalized or if Thursday’s announcement is just the start of formal talks. Either way, this is the first public outcome of Trump’s economic pressure tactics.
The UK has been chasing this for years. After Brexit, it lost easy access to European markets and needed new trade routes. A deal with the US was a top priority, but nothing came from the talks under Joe Biden.