US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he expects Brexit will happen because the United Kingdom wants to have its own identity and run its own affairs.
“I would think that it will happen and it probably should happen”, Trump said during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May. “This is a great, great country. It wants its own identity. It wants to have its own borders. It wants to run its own affairs. I believe it would be good for the country”.
Trump also touched upon the Huawei issue, saying that he had discussed it with UK Prime Minister Theresa May and expects to reach an agreement with the United Kingdom on the matter.
Trump, meanwhile, noted during the joint news conference that he expects more NATO member states to increase their defence budgets to 2 percent of GDP.