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| Donald Trump attacks Sadiq Khan as he lands in UK for state visit | |
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| Donald Trump has arrived in the UK for a delayed state visit and set a combative tone by attacking the London mayor as his plane landed. | Donald Trump has arrived in the UK for a delayed state visit and set a combative tone by attacking the London mayor as his plane landed. |
| After Air Force One touched down at Stansted airport, the president and his wife, Melania, were greeted by the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, one of the contenders in the Conservative leadership race. | After Air Force One touched down at Stansted airport, the president and his wife, Melania, were greeted by the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, one of the contenders in the Conservative leadership race. |
| Trump was seen chatting with Hunt for a minute and occasionally patting him on the back. | |
| Before the flight Trump praised Hunt’s main rival, Boris Johnson, and the Brexit party leader, Nigel Farage. He also talked up the prospect of a Brexit trade deal, rebuked Sadiq Khan and denied making “bad” comments about the Duchess of Sussex as he left the US for his state visit to Britain. | Before the flight Trump praised Hunt’s main rival, Boris Johnson, and the Brexit party leader, Nigel Farage. He also talked up the prospect of a Brexit trade deal, rebuked Sadiq Khan and denied making “bad” comments about the Duchess of Sussex as he left the US for his state visit to Britain. |
| Before landing Trump attacked Khan, the London mayor, describing him as “a stone cold loser”. | Before landing Trump attacked Khan, the London mayor, describing him as “a stone cold loser”. |
| .@SadiqKhan, who by all accounts has done a terrible job as Mayor of London, has been foolishly “nasty” to the visiting President of the United States, by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom. He is a stone cold loser who should focus on crime in London, not me...... | .@SadiqKhan, who by all accounts has done a terrible job as Mayor of London, has been foolishly “nasty” to the visiting President of the United States, by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom. He is a stone cold loser who should focus on crime in London, not me...... |
| ....Kahn reminds me very much of our very dumb and incompetent Mayor of NYC, de Blasio, who has also done a terrible job - only half his height. In any event, I look forward to being a great friend to the United Kingdom, and am looking very much forward to my visit. Landing now! | ....Kahn reminds me very much of our very dumb and incompetent Mayor of NYC, de Blasio, who has also done a terrible job - only half his height. In any event, I look forward to being a great friend to the United Kingdom, and am looking very much forward to my visit. Landing now! |
| Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to take to the streets to demonstrate against the visit. As he waited to greet Trump, Hunt was distinctly muted in his welcome, declining twice to disagree with a description of the US president’s policies as “toxic and dangerous”. | Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to take to the streets to demonstrate against the visit. As he waited to greet Trump, Hunt was distinctly muted in his welcome, declining twice to disagree with a description of the US president’s policies as “toxic and dangerous”. |
| Asked about the words from the bishop of Liverpool, Paul Bayes, Hunt told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “People will have their own views about President Trump’s politics. He’s very controversial.” | Asked about the words from the bishop of Liverpool, Paul Bayes, Hunt told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “People will have their own views about President Trump’s politics. He’s very controversial.” |
| Asked again whether he disputed Bayes’s description, Hunt said: “I don’t pretend that I personally agree with Donald Trump on everything.” He added: “But he’s also president of our most important ally. He’s coming here to celebrate what is the most important alliance in history.” | Asked again whether he disputed Bayes’s description, Hunt said: “I don’t pretend that I personally agree with Donald Trump on everything.” He added: “But he’s also president of our most important ally. He’s coming here to celebrate what is the most important alliance in history.” |
| The foreign secretary indicated that Trump and Theresa May might not have a one-to-one discussion during meetings on Tuesday, seen as an indication of the imminently departing PM’s status. Hunt said: “He’s going to sit down with Theresa May in a meeting which I will be at, and he may well sit down with her one-to-one, as often happens, before or after those meetings.” | The foreign secretary indicated that Trump and Theresa May might not have a one-to-one discussion during meetings on Tuesday, seen as an indication of the imminently departing PM’s status. Hunt said: “He’s going to sit down with Theresa May in a meeting which I will be at, and he may well sit down with her one-to-one, as often happens, before or after those meetings.” |
| The US president said he expected his three-day visit to be “very important” and “very interesting” as he left the White House on Sunday evening. | The US president said he expected his three-day visit to be “very important” and “very interesting” as he left the White House on Sunday evening. |
| Speaking to reporters before boarding the Marine One helicopter, Trump was asked if he planned to meet Johnson during the trip. | Speaking to reporters before boarding the Marine One helicopter, Trump was asked if he planned to meet Johnson during the trip. |
| Donald Trump to land in UK amid rising anger over trade demands | Donald Trump to land in UK amid rising anger over trade demands |
| “Well, I think I may meet with him. He’s been a friend of mine. He’s been very nice. I have a very good relationship with him,” the president said of the Tory leadership hopeful. He had already praised Johnson on Saturday, saying he would be an excellent leader. | “Well, I think I may meet with him. He’s been a friend of mine. He’s been very nice. I have a very good relationship with him,” the president said of the Tory leadership hopeful. He had already praised Johnson on Saturday, saying he would be an excellent leader. |
| He went on: “I have a very good relationship with Nigel Farage, with many people over there [in the UK] and we’ll see what happens. I may meet with him. They want to meet. We’ll see what happens.” | He went on: “I have a very good relationship with Nigel Farage, with many people over there [in the UK] and we’ll see what happens. I may meet with him. They want to meet. We’ll see what happens.” |
| Before his arrival, he had already created a considerable degree of political turbulence with comments on the Tory leadership race, Brexit and the Duchess of Sussex. | Before his arrival, he had already created a considerable degree of political turbulence with comments on the Tory leadership race, Brexit and the Duchess of Sussex. |
| Trump has already denied calling the Duchess of Sussex “nasty”, despite audio recordings showing he said “I didn’t know she was nasty” when he was told that she had said she would leave the US if he won the 2016 election. | Trump has already denied calling the Duchess of Sussex “nasty”, despite audio recordings showing he said “I didn’t know she was nasty” when he was told that she had said she would leave the US if he won the 2016 election. |
| Asked at the White House on Sunday evening if he was willing to apologise to the royal family, or to clarify his comments, Trump replied: “No, I made no bad comment. Thank you.” | Asked at the White House on Sunday evening if he was willing to apologise to the royal family, or to clarify his comments, Trump replied: “No, I made no bad comment. Thank you.” |
| Ahead of the visit, he had called on Britain to leave the European Union without a deal if Brussels refused to meet its demands and urged the government to send Farage into the negotiations. | Ahead of the visit, he had called on Britain to leave the European Union without a deal if Brussels refused to meet its demands and urged the government to send Farage into the negotiations. |
| The Guardian view on Trump’s state visit: the president is not welcome | Editorial | The Guardian view on Trump’s state visit: the president is not welcome | Editorial |
| The controversy was further exacerbated on Sunday when the US ambassador to the UK, Woody Johnson, suggested the NHS would be on the table in post-Brexit trade talks. | The controversy was further exacerbated on Sunday when the US ambassador to the UK, Woody Johnson, suggested the NHS would be on the table in post-Brexit trade talks. |
| Addressing the prospect of a transatlantic trade deal, Trump said: “[We’re] going to the UK. I think it’ll be very important. It certainly will be very interesting. There’s a lot going on in the UK. And I’m sure it’s going to work out very well for them. | Addressing the prospect of a transatlantic trade deal, Trump said: “[We’re] going to the UK. I think it’ll be very important. It certainly will be very interesting. There’s a lot going on in the UK. And I’m sure it’s going to work out very well for them. |
| “As you know, they want to do trade with the United States, and I think there’s an opportunity for a very big trade deal at some point in the near future. And we’ll see how that works out.” | “As you know, they want to do trade with the United States, and I think there’s an opportunity for a very big trade deal at some point in the near future. And we’ll see how that works out.” |
| The president departed from Joint Base Andrews near Washington DC on board Air Force One at around 8.45pm local time (1.45am BST). | The president departed from Joint Base Andrews near Washington DC on board Air Force One at around 8.45pm local time (1.45am BST). |
| The Trumps are due to head to Buckingham Palace for a reception with the Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. | The Trumps are due to head to Buckingham Palace for a reception with the Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. |
| Prince Harry will also attend a private lunch at the palace – although his wife, Meghan, who is on maternity leave, will be at home with their four-week-old son, Archie. | Prince Harry will also attend a private lunch at the palace – although his wife, Meghan, who is on maternity leave, will be at home with their four-week-old son, Archie. |
| Trump’s arrival in the capital is due to be followed by a protest through central London against the visit on Tuesday, with the “Trump baby” blimp made for his visit last year due to put in an appearance. | Trump’s arrival in the capital is due to be followed by a protest through central London against the visit on Tuesday, with the “Trump baby” blimp made for his visit last year due to put in an appearance. |
| On Sunday, Khan described the president as “just one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat” and compared the language he has used to that of the “fascists of the 20th century”. | On Sunday, Khan described the president as “just one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat” and compared the language he has used to that of the “fascists of the 20th century”. |
| Asked if he would be willing to meet the London mayor, Trump replied: “No, I don’t think much of him. I think that he’s the twin of [the New York City mayor Bill] de Blasio, except shorter.” | Asked if he would be willing to meet the London mayor, Trump replied: “No, I don’t think much of him. I think that he’s the twin of [the New York City mayor Bill] de Blasio, except shorter.” |
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