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Sunday times he again praised the foreign secretary boris johnson on his bid to become prime minister. he criticized the outgoing prime minister theresa may and her negotiations on brexit and as a matter of advice, mr. trump insisted he would never pay the $50 billion price tag to leave the european union. listen. well, if i were them, i wouldn t pay $50 billion. that s a big number. i wouldn t pay $50 billion. that s me. i m only saying this from my stand point, i would not pay that. that s a tremendous number. some of these candidates are saying they would walk away if they don t get what they want. others are disagreeing. presumably you think if they don t get what they want, i would walk away, yes. this is their decision. you re just asking my opinion. i would not if you don t get the deal you want, if you don t get a fair deal, when you walk away. let s go live to london, our phil black following the story. phil, it is common knowledge the president of the united states ....
Phil, thank you. let s talk more about it now and get perspective with scott lucas, scott, a professor founder and editor of ea world view. good to have you with us, scott. good morning, george. good to be with you. president trump will undoubtedly be a welcome figure for some who support him there and in this op-ed it appears that mayor sadiq khan is engaging those who oppose president trump s politics, this quote says this rather than bestowing trump with a grand platform of acceptability to the world we should be speaking out and saying this behavior is unacceptable and poses a grave threat to the values and principles we have fought hard to defend often together for decades. so scott, sleerly this will be a divisive state visit in a politically divided country. oh, absolutely. let s talk about sadiq khan s comments and go to the wider issue, which is that donald ....
By getting involved, injecting himself into the biggest political issues in the uk at this time. criticizining teresheresa may s handling of the brexit and endorsing one of the contenders, boris johnson. in terms of how they re being received, i wouldn t say with a great deal of surprise because he did the same thing when he was here on a working visit just last year, but this is a different time, a more sensitive time. britain is truly in a state of political turmoil. the coming conservative leadership contest is not just about who will lead the conservative party, it is choosing the next prime minister of this country. there is enormous potential here for president trump to not just further upset convention but create controversy and risk creating something of a difficult moment for the british government as this state visit unfolds, george. phil black with the reporting. ....