Possible Trump EU envoy: US suspicious of 'anti-American' EU
Source: Associated Press
THURSDAY, FEB 9, 2017 10:15 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — The European Union is blatantly anti-American and President Donald Trump’s administration regards it with suspicion, a leading contender to be the U.S. envoy to the 28-nation bloc said Thursday.
Ted Malloch, whose potential appointment has prompted anger and alarm in Brussels, said he and Trump “have very similar views about Europe.” He said the U.S. is “somewhat critical and suspicious” of the bloc, an economic and political union involving half a billion people.
“We would prefer, certainly in the Trump administration, to work with countries bilaterally,” Malloch said in an interview with The Associated Press.
Trump has yet to appoint an EU envoy. But Malloch, a 64-year-old former U.N. diplomat in who teaches governance at England’s Henley Business School, says he has been interviewed and vetted for the post.
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