Anyone who’s thinking that Trump will be a white knight for a No-Deal Britain, offering a trade haven to make up for the loss of EU trade arrangements, should take a quick look at his modus operandi in past deal-making. He typically zeroes in on a perceived weakness, and exploits it to gain favourable terms for his side of any deal. He lies. He makes vague promises for the future, which he has no intention of fulfilling. And even when he makes contractual arrangements, he feels free to walk away without upholding his side of the bargain.
Of course, he would never do that to the UK.…