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| Theresa May visit: UK and US 'committed' to Nato | Theresa May visit: UK and US 'committed' to Nato |
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| US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May have reaffirmed their commitment to the Nato alliance after White House talks. | US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May have reaffirmed their commitment to the Nato alliance after White House talks. |
| Mrs May confirmed Mr Trump was "100% behind Nato" despite the president's recent comments calling the transatlantic alliance obsolete. | Mrs May confirmed Mr Trump was "100% behind Nato" despite the president's recent comments calling the transatlantic alliance obsolete. |
| Both leaders said they would work to establish trade negotiation agreements. | Both leaders said they would work to establish trade negotiation agreements. |
| Mrs May also said Mr Trump had accepted an invitation from the Queen for a state visit later this year. | Mrs May also said Mr Trump had accepted an invitation from the Queen for a state visit later this year. |
| "Great days lie ahead for our two peoples and our two countries," Mr Trump said. | |
| The prime minister added that a trade agreement between the UK and US was "in the national interest in both our countries". | The prime minister added that a trade agreement between the UK and US was "in the national interest in both our countries". |
| Although the UK cannot begin to negotiate trade deals until it leaves the EU, Mr Trump has said he wants a "quick" deal after that. | Although the UK cannot begin to negotiate trade deals until it leaves the EU, Mr Trump has said he wants a "quick" deal after that. |
| When asked about Mr Trump's scheduled phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, the president played down any suggestion that he would lift US sanctions against the Kremlin. | When asked about Mr Trump's scheduled phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, the president played down any suggestion that he would lift US sanctions against the Kremlin. |
| "It's very early to be talking about that," he told reporters during a news conference. | "It's very early to be talking about that," he told reporters during a news conference. |
| He also said having a "great relationship" with countries like Russia and China "would be a positive, not a negative". | He also said having a "great relationship" with countries like Russia and China "would be a positive, not a negative". |
| Meanwhile, Mrs May stood firm with the European Union's stance on sanctions against Russia. | Meanwhile, Mrs May stood firm with the European Union's stance on sanctions against Russia. |
| "We have been very clear that we want to see the Minsk agreement fully implemented," she said, adding that the sanctions would continue until that is achieved. | "We have been very clear that we want to see the Minsk agreement fully implemented," she said, adding that the sanctions would continue until that is achieved. |
| Mr Trump said he would also defer to retired general and Defense Secretary James Mattis on whether he would reinstate the use of waterboarding as an interrogation technique. | Mr Trump said he would also defer to retired general and Defense Secretary James Mattis on whether he would reinstate the use of waterboarding as an interrogation technique. |
| The president said Mr Mattis does not "necessarily believe" in waterboarding and other interrogation techniques, which critics view as torture. | The president said Mr Mattis does not "necessarily believe" in waterboarding and other interrogation techniques, which critics view as torture. |
| "I don't necessarily agree, but I would tell you that he will override because I'm giving him that power," Mr Trump said of General Mattis. | "I don't necessarily agree, but I would tell you that he will override because I'm giving him that power," Mr Trump said of General Mattis. |
| "I happen to feel that it does work. I've been open about that for a long period of time. But I am going with our leaders." | "I happen to feel that it does work. I've been open about that for a long period of time. But I am going with our leaders." |
| Also on Friday, at the end of Mr Trump's first week in power, he: | Also on Friday, at the end of Mr Trump's first week in power, he: |
| Asked about how well he got along with the British prime minister, he joked: "I'm not as brash as you might think." | Asked about how well he got along with the British prime minister, he joked: "I'm not as brash as you might think." |
| And Mrs May said the two of them share a political approach of putting "the interests of ordinary people" first, reaffirming the US and UK's longstanding "special relationship". | |
| The president also boasted about Brexit, calling it a "wonderful thing". | |
| He contended that was "scorned" by media for predicting Brexit during a visit to Scotland, the day before the vote. | |
| But Twitter users were quick to point out that when in the UK, Mr Trump spoke to the media a day after the EU referendum. | |
| Earlier, the two leaders posed for photographs in front of a bust of Sir Winston Churchill - which Mr Trump pointed to, saying it was "a great honour" to have it back. | |
| The new president had the bust restored to the Oval Office after it was removed by former president Barack Obama. | |
| Mrs May smiled and told him: "Thank you, we were very pleased that you accepted it back." |