What remains of the EU is terrified that other countries will want to follow Britain, so they have to make exit look as painful as possible.
What worries me is that the UK government also want to make it look painful, so they can justify going for another referendum later, when they think they can "win".

Got news ... the EU will be punished if it DOESN'T seek trade with the President elect -- Britain will be just fine.

The peoples European Union has threatened Great Britain for dealing in its own interest.Collectivism at its worst.

Maybe they are afraid that the Middle East illegals will all be coming to open-doored (suicidal) EU countries after inauguration. Naw, Islam is peaceful.