The dominoes are starting to go down.
Thursday, the president took to his Truth Social account to announce a “full and comprehensive” trade deal with the United Kingdom.
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The timing is fortuitous, coming as it does on the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (V-E) Day, which saw the end of World War 2 in Europe.
The UK had recently struck a trade deal with its former colony, India.
The deal announced Thursday is the second for Britain in a week after it clinched a free trade pact with India.
But here’s the bigger deal:
The news of a U.S.-U.K. trade deal comes as U.S. and Chinese officials prepare to hold talks in Switzerland on Saturday, which could mark the first step in resolving a potentially damaging trade war between the world’s top two economies.
Initial indications are that the…
