Vice President J.D. Vance reportedly said the U.S. and U.K. are currently “working very hard” on a trade deal and that there’s a “good chance” the two sides will come to an agreement.
“The president really loves the United Kingdom. He loved the queen. He admires and loves the king. It is a very important relationship. And he’s a businessman and has a number of important business relationships in an interview with UnHerd, a British news and opinion website, published on Tuesday.
Vance did not say how soon a deal could be reached with the U.K., but suggested it may be easier to reach one than with other European allies.
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance walk, after meeting with the Ohio State University 2025 College Football National Champions, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., April 14, 2025.
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“With the United Kingdom, we have a much more reciprocal relationship than we have with, say, Germany… While we love the Germans, they are heavily dependent on exporting to the United States but are pretty tough on a lot of American businesses that would like to export into Germany,” he said.
“Fairness” is at the center of working out deals, according to Vance, who said it will “lead to a lot of positive trade relationships with Europe.”
“We very much see Europe as our ally,” he told UnHerd. “We just want it to be an alliance where Europeans are a little more independent, and our security and trade relationships are gonna reflect that.”
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance walk to welcome the Ohio State University 2025 College Football National Champions, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., April 14, 2025.
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And after stocks across the globe plunged in the wake of Trump’s tariffs announcement, Vance said in the interview that “any implementation of a new system is fundamentally going to make financial markets jittery.”
“No plan is, you know, going to be implemented perfectly,” he said, adding, “We’re very cognisant of the fact that we live in a complicated world where nobody else’s decisions are static. But the fundamental policy is to rebalance global trade, and I think the President has been very clear and persistent on that.”
The Trump administration has a meeting scheduled with Japanese officials on Wednesday and a meeting with South Korea next week.
-ABC News’ Justin Gomez