US President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he agrees with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ comments to Breitbart News about the potential for a “win-win” trade deal with the European Union (EU).
Mitsotakis told far-right website Breitbart News that “a win-win trade solution between Europe and the USA is possible.
Breitbart News asked Trump for his reaction to Mitsotakis comments while meeting auto racing champions on the South Lawn of the White House and if he thinks a deal can be struck with the EU.
Trump said he agrees with the Greek Prime Minister.
“First of all, I know him, he’s a good man, and I appreciate his comments,” Trump said. “Yeah, a deal could be made with every one of them. A deal is going to be made with China. A deal is going to be made with every one of them, and they’ll be fair deals. I just want fair. They will be fair deals for everybody, but they weren’t fair to the United States.”
Video: Reporter’s question & Trump’s answer at 9:25
Trump’s comments were hailed in Greece, with some newspaper like naftemporiki to claim “Mitsotakis intervened and Trump learned who is in charge.”
Meanwhile, in Athens, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis in an interview with Parapolitika FM said that Greece “has an excellent relationship with the new U.S. administration.”
He also noted that there will be a meeting between the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and U.S. President Donald Trump “in due course.”
At the same time in Rome, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni packing her luggage to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on April 17 to discuss the tariffs that he has slapped on European Union imports, her office said on Tuesday.
PS In this context I feel I need to apologize for my ironic comments yesterday. We are indeed blessed that the US President knows the Greek PM, right?
BTW it should be recalled that Trump has also described Turkey’s Erdogan and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un as “good” and “smart” men.