President Trump’s counter terror aide Sebastian Gorka has told GB News he finds Britain’s response to tariffs imposed by his administration “bemusing”.
Speaking to Christopher Hope, Gorka said the tariffs are “favourable” when compared to EU neighbours.
He said Keir Starmer needs to come to the table with “common sense” and an understanding that he “cannot get one over President Trump”.
“In comparison to your colleagues in the EU, who are still shackled to that entity unlike the great Brits after Brexit, you’ve got half the tariff compared to them”, he said.
Gorka said Britons 'don't have much to worry about'
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“It’s like a classroom full of students and everybody got a D grade while you got a B, and you’re complaining.
“I’m a little bit bemused by those in the UK who can’t see the favourable terms you have been offered.”
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He defended the tariffs as a “levelling of the playing field” and insisted the president still views Britain in a favourable manner.
“The president has a very special place in his heart for the UK for all kinds of reasons”, he told Chopper.
“At the end of the day, he wants the special relationship to be based not just on free trade, but on fair trade.
“There are certain things that have to be balanced before we get to that point.”
Donald Trump said Starmer is happy with the tariffs REUTERSGorka hinted the tariffs are not here to stay, telling GB News they are “not carved in stone”.
He continued: “This is simply a message to those who have taken inequitable approaches to trade with the biggest market in the world.
“It’s the beginning of a discussion, and I don’t think our friends in the UK should be too worried if they apply common sense and they come to the table understanding that you can’t really get one over President Trump.”
While Trump paused some higher tariffs on some countries, the UK has still been slapped with the blanket 10 per cent tariff on nearly all of its goods.
The UK appears to have come off lightly compared to other economies but uncertainty lingers.
