“You need an effective negotiator at the top and as I’ve said before, I think the President has shown over and over that he’s not a good negotiator,” Christie told reporters in Cambridge, England.
“If you see the reaction from Raul Castro, it doesn’t seem like he’s saying ‘thank you, how can I make Cuba freer?’ It seems he now wants Guantanamo Bay and it sounds to me like he now wants reparations and compensation,” he continued, addressing Obama’s push to ease the Cuba embargo. “So the president is not proving himself to be the most adept negotiator in my mind on behalf of American interests.”
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Unlike his trip to Mexico in September and to Canada in December, Christie is not set to deliver any major foreign policy speeches. Instead he’ll hold roundtable discussions and tour facilities that focus on the life sciences industry, including pharmaceutical and health care organizations.
The United Kingdom is New Jersey’s third-largest trade partner with more than $7 billion exchanged annually.
