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US President Donald Trump looks on as British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson (3R) speaks during a trade announcement in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2025. Also pictured, US Vice President JD Vance (L). [AFP]
After US President Donald Trump said he hoped to meet "fantastic" Ursula von der Leyen, the EU chief quipped on Friday: "I like compliments in general."
"She's so fantastic. I hope we're gonna meet," Trump told reporters as he unveiled a US-UK trade agreement on Thursday, his first deal with any country since he unleashed his global tariff blitz.
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