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Posted: 2018-07-12T23:26:56Z | Updated: 2018-07-13T14:34:56Z

President Donald Trump lashed out at British Prime Minister Theresa May s soft Brexit blueprint upon his arrival in the United Kingdom on Thursday, saying that such a plan could destroy the chance of a trade deal with the United States.

Trumps interview with British tabloid The Sun was published on the same day he arrived in London, shortly after May revealed plans for a still semi-cozy working relationship between the U.K. and the European Union even after Brexit is finalized.

Tomorrow's front page: Donald Trump @realDonaldTrump accuses the PM of wrecking Brexit - and warns she may have killed off any chance of a vital US trade deal - full story HERE at 11pm https://t.co/JRrMjQDTBq pic.twitter.com/udCjYWQeeQ

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Tomorrow's front page: Donald Trump @realDonaldTrump accuses the PM of wrecking Brexit - and warns she may have killed off any chance of a vital US trade deal - full story HERE at 11pm https://t.co/JRrMjQDTBq pic.twitter.com/udCjYWQeeQ

The Sun (@TheSun) July 12, 2018

If they do a deal like that, we would be dealing with the European Union instead of dealing with the UK, so it will probably kill the deal, Trump told The Sun.

We have enough difficulty with the European Union, he said. We are cracking down right now on the European Union because they have not treated the United States fairly on trading. No, if they do that, I would say that that would probably end a major trade relationship with the United States.

Mays plan which isnt going over well with Brexit supporters in the U.K. either would be to sign an Association Agreement with the EU that involves stronger ties than a traditional free-trade deal. The U.K. would agree to abide by the EUs rulebook for goods and agricultural products in return for not losing its open customs borders with the union. (Its not clear what EU leaders think of the idea.)

Trump also lamented in the interview that May had ignored his advice on how to proceed with Brexit, for which the British voted in 2016.

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I would have done it much differently. I actually told Theresa May how to do it but she didnt agree, she didnt listen to me, he said.

However, on Friday he said that he and May had a very strong relationship.

The relationship is very, very strong, we really have a very good relationship, he said, according to the Press Association.

At an appearance before bilateral talks with May, Trump didnt answer when a reporter asked him about his comments to The Sun.

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