United States President Donald Trump met with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Stmerer on Thursday, 18, the last day of Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom. The two leaders announced a series of agreements involving American and British companies in a gesture that is considered a political victory for Starmer.
The Republican visit began on Wednesday, 17, with a day marked by pomp and cuddles to Trump at Windsor Castle, where the American president was received for a state dinner and spent the night. The Republican said that being received in the United Kingdom for the second time on a state visit – a privilege given only to him – was the greatest honor of his life.
Trump made great compliments to the British royal family after dinner with members of the high -end of the US and British government and said King Charles III was “a great gentleman and a great king.”
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The highly planned trip in terms of image has helped Trump at least briefly escape political tensions at home, and has so far prevented explicit policy and differences between allies on difficult issues, including commerce and wars in Ukraine and Gaza. However, the British media believes that Strmer has raised these topics with Trump and the two leaders should be asked about it at a press conference in the afternoon.
In announcements related to the US President’s visit, companies including Microsoft, OpenAi and Blackstone pledged to invest more than $ 200 billion in UK investments over the next decade, and British companies, including GSK pharmaceutical giant, said they would invest in the United States. Although such promises are common during such visits, the British government will certainly see them as a victory at a time when it is struggling to demonstrate that it can increase economic growth.
Although Trump and Starmer have divergent views on most climate and energy policies, they seem to agree on nuclear energy. The two governments have closed an agreement to build more nuclear plants in the United Kingdom. The Stmerer government has promised to accelerate the revisions of new proposed plants, while Trump has issued executive orders to streamline nuclear reactor approvals in the United States.
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The state visit is part of an effort by the British government to strengthen relations with Trump, an American president who signaled skepticism to the current world order, forged during the period of World War II.
Protests and Case Epstein
Amid Trump’s visit, thousands of protesters occupied the London Center on Wednesday (17) to protest against the presence of the US President in the country.
While Trump spent most of the day in Windsor, without public events, a coalition of activist groups, unions and other organizations summoned people to express their opposition to the president, who is unpopular in the UK, according to opinion polls.
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The crowd gathered near Oxford Circus with signs that said “out Trump”, “Trump in prison” and “not to racism, not Trump.” A group of protesters played drums.
The Epstein case was also remembered during Trump’s visit. On Tuesday, 16, the Led by Donkeys group designed an image of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein in a tower in Windsor Castle, a reminder of the president’s relationship with the late American financier and abuser. Police said they arrested four people for the act.
In addition, Stmerer fired his ambassador in Washington, Peter Mandelson last week, due to Epstein ties. (With international agencies).
