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| Donald Trump 'may' meet Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage | Donald Trump 'may' meet Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage |
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| Donald Trump has said he "may" meet Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage and Conservative MP Boris Johnson during next week's state visit to the UK. | Donald Trump has said he "may" meet Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage and Conservative MP Boris Johnson during next week's state visit to the UK. |
| The US president described them as "friends" and "good guys". | The US president described them as "friends" and "good guys". |
| Mr Trump's three-day visit includes a Buckingham Palace dinner and breakfast with Prime Minister Theresa May. | Mr Trump's three-day visit includes a Buckingham Palace dinner and breakfast with Prime Minister Theresa May. |
| Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he will not attend Mr Trump's state banquet, accusing the president of using "racist and misogynist rhetoric". | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he will not attend Mr Trump's state banquet, accusing the president of using "racist and misogynist rhetoric". |
| The president's trip, from 3 to 5 June, will also include a ceremonial welcome in the Buckingham Palace garden and a commemorative event in Portsmouth for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. | The president's trip, from 3 to 5 June, will also include a ceremonial welcome in the Buckingham Palace garden and a commemorative event in Portsmouth for the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings. |
| Mr Trump praised Mr Farage's "big victory" in the European elections, in which the Brexit Party received 32% of UK votes. | |
| He described both Mr Farage and Mr Johnson, who is among 11 contenders to replace Mrs May as Conservative leader, as "big powers" adding: "I think they have done a good job." | He described both Mr Farage and Mr Johnson, who is among 11 contenders to replace Mrs May as Conservative leader, as "big powers" adding: "I think they have done a good job." |
| Asked if he supported them, Mr Trump relied: "Well, I like them. They are friends of mine but I haven't thought about supporting them. | Asked if he supported them, Mr Trump relied: "Well, I like them. They are friends of mine but I haven't thought about supporting them. |
| "Maybe it's not my business to support people, but I have a lot of respect for both of those men." | "Maybe it's not my business to support people, but I have a lot of respect for both of those men." |
| The president's visit to the UK last year prompted tens of thousands of people to protest in London. | The president's visit to the UK last year prompted tens of thousands of people to protest in London. |
| The upcoming trip has been condemned by shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry who said the president had "systematically assaulted all the shared values that unite our two countries". | |
| In addition to Mr Corbyn, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable has declined an invitation to attend the state banquet hosted for Mr Trump. | |
| House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has said he would be "strongly opposed" to Mr Trump addressing the Houses of Parliament. | |
| But Mrs May has hailed the visit as an opportunity for the UK and US "to strengthen our already close relationship". |