In his trip to the United Kingdom, President Obama has already lectured Britons on their upcoming referendum on European Union membership. It appears that the president has now taken it a step further and threatened economic punishment if Britons do vote to leave the EU.
The US President warned the UK would be “at the back of the queue” for a trade deal with America if it quit Brussels.
But his threat provoked outrage and scorn from pro-Brexit campaigners, who dismissed it as yet another scaremongering ploy from the pro-EU lobby.
Mr Obama, who will no longer be in office when decisions on a trade deal are made, delivered a lecture to the British people on why he thinks it is in the UK’s, America’s and the world’s best interests for Britain to vote to stay in the EU on June 23.
He weighed into the debate despite being warned by a host of anti-EU campaigners to “butt out” of our referendum battle.
He said there could be a US-UK trade agreement “down the line” but warned: “It’s not going to happen any time soon, because our focus is on negotiating with a big bloc, the EU. The UK is going to be in the back of the queue.”
The claim, made during a joint news conference with David Cameron, angered Leave campaigners.
Tory Justice Minister Dominic Raab said Mr Obama had made “a pretty cynical intervention”.
He added: “We’ve got a lame duck president doing an old friend a favour for purely political reasons – and taking a few unnecessary risks, being a bit irresponsible with the special relationship between our two countries.
“You can’t say on the one hand that the relationship is essential and always will be, then say that if you don’t take my advice you’ll be at the back of the queue for a free trade deal. I don’t think the British people will be blackmailed by anyone but he’s entitled to give his view.
With all of the problems plaguing the European Union — economic and otherwise — it is unlikely that a foreign lame duck president will have much of an impact on the June 23 referendum. To watch President Obama threaten the British people on leaving the EU watch the video below.
The president has made one thing crystal clear during his tenure: who needs enemies when you have a friend like President Obama?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF1XGBU4X88
Source: Express (UK)
Doesn’t Congress get to have a say? The jihadists are so stupid they’ll probably atrack the UK b4 the vote and Beixit will happen for sure.
that is the o way
Obama has no say in another Country. UK don’t bend or bow to a Terrorist from the United States that Obama is.
I learn a lesson . Thanks!!!