Trump arrived in London for his first official visit and has already played in a controversy

LONDON.- After several twists, a
suspended visit and several crosses, the president of

United States,

Donald Trump,

arrived today at

United Kingdom

in his first
visit as
president and already generated the first tension, criticizing the mayor of

London

from whom he had gone several times.

Before Air Force One arose north of the
British capital, the Republican is angry on Twitter against Sadiq Khan, who runs the city where Trump will stay for two nights, and claimed that he was "a loser".

In his tweets, Trump also said that Kahn "did a terrible job as mayor of London" and was "stupidly unpleasant with the president of the United States, the main ally of the United Kingdom". He also labeled him as "a loser who should focus on crime in London".

The remarks were made after the mayor had stated in a newspaper column that Trump did not deserve to be greeted with red carpets in Britain and that it was "the only way to go". one of the most outrageous examples of a growing global threat "from the far right to progressive democracy. He even compared the language of Trump with that of "fascists of the twentieth century", placing him in the same group as the European extremists Viktor Orban in Hungary, Matteo Salvini in Italy, Marine Le Pen in France and Nigel Farage in the United Kingdom .

The tension between Trump and Khan, a Muslim who has been part of the London government since May 2016, began before the arrival of the American at the White House. During his campaign, the mayor had criticized him and told Time magazine that because of his religion, the ex-tycoon would prevent him from traveling to the United States in the US. part of his proposal to veto the entry of a large part of Muslims.

Trump arrived in the UK today for an essentially ceremonial visit, with the aim of strengthening ties between the two countries. Next to the first lady

Melania,

The president climbed the Marine One, the presidential helicopter, to get from Stansted Airport to the center of the British capital.

The trip diary includes a state visit, an audience with the queen

Isabel II

in London, a banquet, commemoration ceremonies of the Normandy landings on both sides of the Channel and the first presidential visit to Ireland, which will include a stay in your golf club.

Brexit Reviews

However, all that is ceremonial is embarrbaded: the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, must officially leave office Friday, beaten by his inability to carry out a

Brexit

decided by referendum in 2016 but postponed twice now, now until October 31st.

In press interviews before his arrival, Trump criticized how the conservative leader led the negotiations with Brussels, urged his successor to leave the European Union without an agreement and chose the old one. Minister of Foreign Affairs,

Boris Johnson,

as his favorite to lead the country.

The American hailed extremist Farage, leader of the Brexit Party, the big winner of the European elections in the UK last week. In the plane that was taking him to London, he even declared that he "could meet" the two politicians, with whom he claimed to have "very good relations".

He also suggested that if the country finally abandons the

European Union,

USA he could become an even closer ally. "We have the potential to be an incredible business partner for the UK," he said before leaving.

Washington

and he said he was ready to quickly negotiate a free trade agreement.

AP and AFP agencies