The Washington Examiner’s Tiana Lowe Doescher argued that President Donald Trump’s newest trade deal with the United Kingdom is worth celebrating in his administration, specifically the timing of its signing, “almost perfectly” aligning with key legislation in the Senate.
The deal between the United States and the U.K. was presented by the president on Monday, deeming it “fair for both countries.” Doescher, a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner, argued that the signing of the U.K. deal is a “major victory” for the president, noting the Senate will want to look at the deal before the 90-day pause on Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs concludes.
“Remember, the 90-day pause aligns almost perfectly with when Donald Trump expects the Senate to pass him his one big, beautiful bill,” Doescher explained on Fox Business’s Mornings with Maria Bartiromo. “And crucially, the Mexicans have already really tried to work with Trump to the tune of 78% of all of Mexican imports into the U.S. are already [U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement] compliant.”
Doescher also spotlighted how the six other nations at the Group of Seven summit, where Trump’s newly reached U.K. deal was shown off, are “backing the Trump administration” in supporting Israel and allowing the Middle Eastern country to do the U.S.’s “dirty work.” The annual G7 summit began as tensions between Israel and Iran increased.
On Monday, the same day Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer showed off their deal, the president said he had to leave the summit early and return to the White House “for obvious reasons.”
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A factsheet on the U.K.’s deal with the U.S., which was agreed to last month but had yet to be signed, estimated that U.S. ethanol exports to the U.K. could reach $700 million a year, and another $250 million from beef exports. Meanwhile, British vehicle exports to the U.S. would receive a 10% tariff for the first 100,000 units, and 25% for any vehicles over this threshold.
Trump has assured the U.K. will be “very well protected” from future tariffs. The president joked that he liked the U.K., deeming his favorability “their ultimate protection.”