British Prime Minister Theresa May: Trump advised me to sue European Union over Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday that President Trump privately suggested that she sue the European Union amid negotiations on the “Brexit” plan for the U.K. to withdraw from the EU.

“He told me I should sue the EU, not go into negotiations,” Mrs. May told the BBC in an interview released Sunday. “Actually no — we’re going into negotiations with them.”

“But interestingly, what the president also said at that press conference was ‘Don’t walk away,’” she said. “‘Don’t walk away from negotiations [because] then you’re stuck.’”

Mr. Trump said at a press conference last week he suggested that Mrs. May deploy a “brutal” Brexit regarding the EU but didn’t say what it was.

“I could fully understand why she thought it was a little bit tough. And maybe, someday, she’ll do that. If they don’t make the right deal, she might very well do what I suggested that she might want to do,” the American president said.