The president has publicly antagonized America's European Union allies, even describing the bloc as a 'foe.'
Trump will be traveling to London next week for a NATO leaders event, where he will meet with the EU's most influential leaders. The visit comes at a tricky time for its British hosts, with the U.K. plunged headlong into an election campaign ahead of a December 12 poll.
The election could bring some much-needed clarity to Britain's tortuous departure from the EU. The British parliament has been paralyzed by efforts to pass a withdrawal deal, and the Brexit process has already claimed two prime ministers. The other EU states have been left frustrated and bemused as British politics tears itself apart. Meanwhile, the EU has handed the U.K. multiple deadline extensions in the hope of avoiding a chaotic"no-deal Brexit."
Should Trump repeat his past pro-Brexit, anti-European sentiments next week, it could further inflame an already tense situation. British opposition parties have sought to bolster support by casting pro-Brexit Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a Trump ally. The more progressive parties hope to use thePresident of the European Council Donald Tusk speaks during a press conference on March 22, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium.
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