President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE said in an interview published Sunday that he would support the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a Brexit deal if U.K. officials can't reach an agreement with EU leaders.

"If they don’t get what they want, I would walk away,” Trump told Britain's Sunday Times just before his state visit to the U.K., which will be hosted by Queen Elizabeth II. “Yes, I would walk away. If you don’t get the deal you want, if you don’t get a fair deal, then you walk away.”

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The Associated Press noted that Trump also said that the U.K. should refuse to pay a divorce bill of 39 billion pounds if it fails to get better terms from the EU. He added that Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage should be involved in negotiations related to the issue.