Trump likely desperate to secure US-UK trade deal in wake of COVID-19

US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson are likely to place renewed importance on reaching a new trade deal between the UK and the US in the post-Brexit era, although the former will probably be more desperate to conclude an agreement, Director of the G7 Research Group John Kirton told Sputnik.

Speaking from Toronto, Kirton said that Trump will likely push for immediate negotiations given that much of his reelection campaign centers on the prosperity of the US economy, particularly as the country struggles with the largest outbreak of COVID-19 in the world.