WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said Friday that British formerforeign minister Boris Johnson would make an “excellent” prime minister toreplace Theresa May.
Trump was speaking two days before he begins a state visit to the UnitedKingdom, during which he will meet May.
She is set to resign on June 7 over her failure to deliver a deal to bringBritain out of the European Union.
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Asked by the British tabloid newspaper The Sun for his opinion on the 12candidates to replace her, Trump said, “I think Boris would do a very goodjob. I think he would be excellent”.
