Trump U-turns on NHS trade comments, saying 'I don't see it being on the table' [View all]

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Source: The Independent

Donald Trump appears to have performed an abrupt U-turn on his comments that the NHS would be “on the table” in post-Brexit trade talks.

The US president sparked an almighty row when he said that the “NHS or anything else, a lot more than that” would be in the sights of US firms in any deal.

But later on Tuesday he directly contradicted himself, saying instead that “I don’t see it being on the table”.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/trump-uk-visit-nhs-on-table-trade-deal-brexit-latest-a8944586.html

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Someone had a word in his shell like last night, no doubt. I think that the roll back will not be sufficient though. His original comment will be used over and over by remainers...