Donald Trump has weighed in on Brexit again, this time criticising the European Union for being a “brutal trading partner”.
In a tweet, the US president said it was “too bad” that the EU was being so tough on the UK.
On Wednesday, the EU offered Theresa May a Brexit delay until Halloween, which is much longer than the June 30 extension she asked for.
Trump’s comments come just days after just days after he threatened to impose US tariffs on $11bn (£8.4bn) of goods from the EU.
His administration shared a 14-page list of goods that could attract higher tariffs including French cheese, wine, champagne, olive oil and seafood.
The move raised the stakes in the transatlantic trade dispute between the world’s two largest economic superpowers, which was sparked by a row over EU subsidies for Airbus, which the UK said was harmful to the US.
Trump has been vocal in the past about his thoughts on Brexit. In March, he said he was surprised how badly the UK’s negotiations with the EU had gone. He said May had not listened to his advice on how to conduct the talks.
“It’s a very complex thing right now, it’s tearing a country apart, it’s actually tearing a lot of countries apart and it’s a shame it has to be that way but I think we will stay right in our lane,” Trump said.
“I’m surprised at how badly it has all gone from a stand point of negotiations but I gave the prime minister my ideas of how to negotiate it, she didn’t listen to that and that’s fine but it could have been negotiated in a different manner.”
In July last year, the US president criticised plans for a soft Brexit, saying that Britain remaining so closely aligned to the EU would undermine a UK-US trade pact - which is seen as one of the biggest prizes after quitting the bloc.
In another swipe, Trump also said he would have done the Brexit negotiations “much differently”.