It was put to him by journalists that he seemed in a good mood as he was questioned about the likelihood of the US and EU striking a trade deal. The US President replied: “I’m actually not in a good mood, but I will tell you I think the chances are, yeah, I think Ursula would say, probably 50-50, of making a deal. I’d like to make a deal, I think it’s good for both, but yeah, I’d say 50-50.”
He said there were "three or four sticking points that I'd rather not get in(to)" before his talks with the President of the European Commission.
Ursula von der Leyen has been accused of 'gatecrashing' Trump's golf getaway (Image: Getty)
Asked why he was in a bad mood and whether it was related to his day playing golf, Mr Trump said: “No, the golf was beautiful. Golf can never be bad… But no, I think I look forward to this meeting. You know, we’ve had a hard time with trade with Europe, very hard time, and I’d like to see it resolved. But if it isn’t we’ll, you know, have tariffs.”
He said “we’ll probably know in about an hour” whether a deal can be struck."
A trade agreement between the US and the EU would be "bigger than any other deal", Mr Trump said.
Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump meet in Scotland (Image: Getty )
"This is the biggest deal. People don't realise. This is bigger than other deal," he said to journalists gathered in Scotland at the top of his bilateral meeting with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
"We have great countries, great countries, I'm familiar with many of them, so are you, and this is really the biggest deal.
"I guess we're the biggest out there, and they're the second, and when we come together, this will be the biggest deal, if that happens, and it could happen, should happen."
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