Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy says UK ‘cannot compromise sanctity’ of peace
“Assuming that there are no issues, I would hope that we would get him on the ground here as quickly as possible,” the senator said.Mr Murphy said he wished Mr Trump “wasn’t such an unconditional cheerleader of Brexit” but sought to temper expectations that the president’s support for the UK’s exit from the EU might lead to a quick trade deal.
“I worry that the only voice that is getting through in the Brexit debate is the president’s,” he said, arguing that Mr Trump does not control Congress and claiming he did not understand international trade.There was a “growing worry” in Congress about the long-term stability of the EU given Russia’s attacks on it, he said. He argued that the US should show a preference for multilateral institutions rather than a bilateral arrangement by agreeing a deal with the EU first ahead of the UK.
“If we reward Britain’s departure from the EU with a quick trade agreement, it is another arrow in Russia’s quiver,” he said. The senator said he supported the EU and UK agreeing to an extension to the article 50 Brexit process to April or May, saying it was “too complicated to rush given that the consequences are permanent”.”“The exhaustion you feel with Brexit is the same exhaustion that we feel with the president and his daily social media barrage,” he said.
The Democrat, who has ruled himself out as a presidential contender in 2020, predicted a “wild” Democratic race and “some big fights” in the primary, but said he believed the level of enthusiasm within the party would win back the White House.
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