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DAL INTERNATIONAL NEWS Monday 16th July, 2018
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US PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP VISITS UK BY DAUDA AWWAL (UK)
US President, Donald Trump, his wife landed at Stansted Airport, Essex, at 13:50 BST, a helicopter took them to Winfield House in Regent's Park, where they are staying as guests of the US Ambassador. He was met at the airport by dignitaries including International Trade Secretary Liam Fox and US ambassador Woody Johnson.. US President Donald Trump has begun his first official visit to Britain with an undiplomatic barrage against his host Tens of thousands of people protested against the US President in London, Edinburgh, Leeds and Glasgow. No Cabinet visit, no 10 Downing Street barbecue, no official speech to both Houses of Parliament to avoid pressure. The UK and the US have a good relationship at an institutional level, in the fields of defence, security and intelligence.
LR: UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, US President, Donald Trump
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After meeting PM and The Queen, Trump flied to Scotland to spend the weekend. This part of the visit is being considered private. The UK and the US have a good relationship at an institutional level, in the fields of defence, security and intelligence. Trump visit will boost US-UK trade deal relations.
L-R:Melania,Trump,May,Williams Donald and his wife Melania Trump have landed in the UK at the start of a four-day visit. Trump arrived at Chequers by helicopter after visiting the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on Friday morning. He had talks with Prime Minister at Chequers, travelled to Windsor castle to meet Queen and play golf at Turnberry in Scotland.Trump received grand welcome at Blenheim Palace. When UK Press asked Trump about his plan against the UK Protesters in London he insisted he was popular in Britain. He said he had told EU Leaders to be careful because immigration matters has taken over Europe and soft Brexit will kill UK’s chance of US trade deal.
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Since Donald Trump took office, Theresa May has had to disagree with him publicly over his decision to impose trade tariffs on EU steel, abandon the Iran nuclear deal, move the US embassy to Jerusalem, order a Muslim travel ban and re-tweet anti-Muslim messages from a British far right group. He met PM Theresa may at chequers. Trump hails Former UK Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson as future UK Prime Minister and attacked Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan on terror. He criticized Prime Minister, Theresa May on Brexit. Trump told May not to allow soft negotiations, soft Brexit will kill UK’s chance of US trade deal.US President laments. He accused the PM of wrecking Brexit and warns she may have killed off any chance of a vital US trade deal. Trump questioned whether her plans upheld the referendum result and accused her of ignoring his advice. Donald Trump said: “If they do a deal like that, we would be dealing with the European Union instead of dealing with the UK, so it will probably kill the deal. “US President accused EU Leaders of destroying its culture and identity by allowing in millions of migrant into their countries without proper immigration legal way. Trump accused mayor of London Sadiq Khan for not standing up to fight against terrorists and allowing crimes in the capital. Trump said "Brexit is Brexit" and the British people "voted to break it up, so I imagine that's what they'll do but maybe they're taking a different route - I don't know if that is what they voted for".
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R-L: Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, US President, Donald Trump Decisions about the future should be made by all citizens in the UK.120,000 People are getting involved to create a positive plan over the Brexit, the more we get involved the better our plan will be over the Brexit. May said we don’t agree with his (Trump) policies. Trump has said his relationship with May is very strong after his comments attacking UK Brexit. Trump has been accused of snubbing the Queen twice during their meeting. He kept the 92-year old Monarchy waiting before turning up for tea at Windsor for castle. Protesters have floated a blimp of Trump as a baby in London .It is part of a demonstration against the US President in Parliament Square on Friday 13 July 2018. Protesters gathered during Donald Trump’s UK visit holding signs against his policies on immigration, race, and women. Police allowed sound system at Trump protest after legal threat. Trump NOT Welcome was on placard carry by the protesters.
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Protesters at Parliament Square, London
Queen of England with US President during his visit to the UK
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Trump was facing a series of protests. Sadiq Khan appealed for demonstration to stay ‘peaceful’ Thousands of British Police officers was on the streets for security. Demonstrations hold across the UK, London, Devon, Dundee, Edinburgh, Belfast, Norwich, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Glasgow. The protesters in London heads along Regent Street to Trafalgar Square. One of the protesters told me in London ‘’ Donald Trump has recently been under fire for his own immigration policy, which resulted in the separation of immigrant families which was attacked in the United State’’. Part of the right to freedom of speech and freedom of assembly, they said, “The police and the state cannot place totally arbitrary and unreasonable limitations on a protest, and that’s what we’re looking at here”. The Queen was pictured standing up and checking her in anticipation, until he arrived right on the 5pm. After he did show up, photos show how he walked off in front of her as they inspected the guard, appearing oblivious to her after the Queen of England was waiting for ten minutes in the heat . Many UK citizens were not happy about the images. ITV broadcast the images which were shared on Facebook, twitter and other social media. Queen meets trump and shakes hands at Windsor Castle. A spokeswoman for Buckingham palace told metro that trump arrived at the meeting exactly on time. The Queen and US President inspected the Guard of honour as was initially planned. The Queen shook hands with the US President before greeted first lady at Windsor. Trump and his wife did not bow for the 96-year old instead opted for a handshake. Royal correspondent Richard Fitz Williams told newsmen ‘’It was inappropriate behaviour’ ’Trump joined the Queen around 5pm after meeting the Prime Minister. Trump and the first lady wave goodbye as they board Air force one at stansted Airport; they travelled to Scotland and spent two days. He stayed at Mr Trump‘s Turnberry hotel on the Ayrshire coast.
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R-L: Trump, first Lady Melania Trump says ‘’the US-UK relationship is the highest level of special’’. Trump told Theresa May to sue the EU to court rattan than negotiations over the Brexit.’’Don’t walk away from those negotiations because, you will be stuck. So I want us to be able to sit down to negotiate the best deal for Britain’’. The UK and the EU have not reached a Brexit agreement yet, so there can be no action for breach of that agreement, it is will be very difficult for UK to sue EU to court . May found US President’s advice ‘too brutal’. A final deal on Brexit is supposed to be agreed on with Brussels before a summit in October. EU officials reveals this might be delayed until December. Maryland Mayor has criticized Trump for calling Sadiq Khan London’s Muslim Mayor a terrorist’. He apologized on his Facebook page. He approved London protesters’ request to fly a provocative balloon over the city a massive blimp shaped like president trump wearing a diaper to mark the president’s visit to Europe. Education minister, Sam Gyimah tweeted ‘’where are your-(US President) manners’’ and he told Evening Standard Newspaper ‘’whatever your point of view, manners and civility matters’’.
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Minister of State for the Department for Digital, culture, media and sports also attacked US President for praising former UK foreign secretary, Boris Johnson in an exclusive interview he had with the SUN Newspaper in the United Kingdom. The Washington Post said Mr Trump had ‘blast’ his hosts. Former business minister, Anna Soubry tweeted ‘’Donald Trump insults and undermines Theresa-May, the more he enhances her credibility, Trump is a guest in UK because we respect the great office he holds, yet again he diminishes the standing of the great country he is meant to lead’’. Labour MP for Tottenham, David Lammy said, ‘’The real reason Trump blames my friend Sadiq Khan for the terror attacks last year is simple. He hates that London because they chose a Muslim mayor. The US President is a racist. He does deserve to meet our Queen’’. Trump also attacked NHS. US President told Sun Newspaper in an exclusive interview: “I would have done it much differently. I actually told Theresa May how to do it but she didn’t agree, she didn’t listen to me. She wanted to go a different route. I would actually say that she probably went the opposite way. And that is fine. “I look at cities in Europe, and I can be specific if you’d like. You have a mayor who has done a terrible job in London. He has done a terrible job. Take a look at the terrorism that is taking place. Look at what is going on in London. I think he has done a very bad job on terrorism. “I think he has done a bad job on crime, if you look, all of the horrible things going on there, with all of the crime that is being brought in.” London was hit by four terror attacks last year — including in Westminster, London Bridge, Parsons Green Tube station and Finsbury Park’s mosque. Speaking to the Sun inside the US Embassy in Brussels, the US President also revealed he thinks Mr Khan has shown a lack of respect to America by attacking him personally. Mr Trump told The Sun: “I have great love for countries in Europe. “Don’t forget, essentially I’m a product of the European Union, between Scotland and Germany. ‘’ My father, Germany, my mother, Scotland. Trump kept away from the public during his four-day visit to the UK to avoid the demonstration before he heads to Scotland for the weekend. A
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huge convoy of US Armed close protection officers in armoured vehicle and Scotland yard diplomatic protection officers left Regent’s Park where the US Ambassador’s residence is located, and headed for stansted Airport where Donald was landing. Trump hits the golf at Turnberry in Scotland with his son Eric.
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