<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/474409-trump-congratulates-boris-johnson-says-nations-can-now-strike-a" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/474409-trump-congratulates-boris-johnson-says-nations-can-now-strike-a</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(44, 44, 44);" class="">Trump congratulates Boris Johnson, says nations can now 'strike a massive new trade deal'<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">By Marina Pitofsky<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">12/13/2019</span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> </span></div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white;" class=""><span class="rollover-people"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class=""><a href="https://thehill.com/people/donald-trump" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class="">President Trump</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class=""> on Friday congratulated U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson after the Conservative Party <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/international/474408-boris-johnson-claims-brexit-mandate-as-conservative-party-wins-by-a" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class="">won a majority of seats</span></a> in the country’s Thursday elections, a large boost for Brexit supporters. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class="">“Congratulations to Boris Johnson on his great WIN! Britain and the United States will now be free to strike a massive new Trade Deal after BREXIT. This deal has the potential to be far bigger and more lucrative than any deal that could be made with the E.U. Celebrate Boris!” Trump tweeted in the early hours of Thursday morning. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class="">The Conservatives held onto 358 seats in Parliament, and the main opposition Labour Party kept 203 with 642 of 650 results declared on Friday, Reuters reported. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class="">Johnson called the win, which is the biggest Conservative majority since the era of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, “a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done,” <a href="https://apnews.com/0980b30ccff3be31ca82d99072bfeb73" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class="">according to Reuters.</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class="">This is not the first time Trump has promised a trade deal after the U.K. leaves the European Union, which its citizens voted for in a 2016 referendum. In August, Trump promised<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/458713-trump-promises-very-big-trade-deal-with-britain-post-brexit" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class=""> “a very big trade deal” with the country</span></a> after a meeting between the leaders at a Group of Seven summit in Biarritz France.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class="">“We're having very good trade talks between the U.K. and ourselves. We're going to do a very big trade deal — bigger than we've ever had with the U.K.,” Trump told reporters.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class="">“At some point, they won't have the obstacle of — they won't have the anchor around their ankle because that's what they had,” Trump continued, referring to the EU. “So, we're going to have some very good trade talks and big numbers.”<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class="">Johnson acknowledged that there would be “tough talks” to negotiate a deal, calling for “huge opportunities” for the U.K. to “penetrate the American market in a way that we currently don’t.” <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class="">Trump has <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/472730-trump-says-he-will-meet-with-british-leader-boris-johnson-vows-to" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class="">often spoken positively</span></a> about his relationship with the Conservative leader and criticized Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 15pt; margin-left: 0in; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(43, 44, 48);" class="">Earlier this month, Trump vowed that he would “stay out of the election,” telling reporters that “I think Boris is very capable and I think he’ll do a good job.”</span></p><div class="">
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