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| Donald Trump's likely EU ambassador Ted Malloch wants to tame the bloc 'like he brought down Soviet Union' | Donald Trump's likely EU ambassador Ted Malloch wants to tame the bloc 'like he brought down Soviet Union' |
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| Donald Trump's likely pick for ambassador to the European Union has suggested he wants to bring down the bloc. | Donald Trump's likely pick for ambassador to the European Union has suggested he wants to bring down the bloc. |
| On BBC One's This Week, Ted Malloch was asked why he wanted to be US ambassador to the EU considering he is clearly not a fan of Brussels. | |
| Mr Malloch replied: "I had in a previous career a diplomatic post where I helped bring down the Soviet Union. So maybe there's another union that needs a little taming." | Mr Malloch replied: "I had in a previous career a diplomatic post where I helped bring down the Soviet Union. So maybe there's another union that needs a little taming." |
| The businessman and strident Brexiteer also referred to European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker as a "very adequate mayor of some city in Luxembourg." | The businessman and strident Brexiteer also referred to European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker as a "very adequate mayor of some city in Luxembourg." |
| Mr Juncker was prime minister of Luxembourg between 1995 and 2013. | Mr Juncker was prime minister of Luxembourg between 1995 and 2013. |
| The potential ambassador also said Mr Trump dislikes the idea of EU integration. | The potential ambassador also said Mr Trump dislikes the idea of EU integration. |
| "He doesn't like an organisation that is supranational, that is unelected, where the bureaucrats run amok, and is not frankly a proper democracy," he said. | "He doesn't like an organisation that is supranational, that is unelected, where the bureaucrats run amok, and is not frankly a proper democracy," he said. |
| On Wednesday, Mr Malloch said he believes the euro could soon collapse. | On Wednesday, Mr Malloch said he believes the euro could soon collapse. |
| On Friday, Theresa May became the first foreign leader to visit the US president at the White House. | On Friday, Theresa May became the first foreign leader to visit the US president at the White House. |
| Ms May hopes the meeting will renew the special relationship between Britain and America. | Ms May hopes the meeting will renew the special relationship between Britain and America. |
| Top of the agenda for Ms May will be preparations for a free trade deal between the UK and US after Britain has withdrawn from the EU. | Top of the agenda for Ms May will be preparations for a free trade deal between the UK and US after Britain has withdrawn from the EU. |
| But the pair will also discuss security challenges including Syria, Russia and the threat from Islamist terror. | But the pair will also discuss security challenges including Syria, Russia and the threat from Islamist terror. |