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Theresa May praised the strength of the transatlantic bond on Thursday night as an "unprecedented" opportunity to conclude a free trade agreement with Washington after Brexit, the first day of Donald Trump's visit to the United Kingdom in a controversial climate.
The United States and the United Kingdom are not only "the closest allies, but also the most dear friends," said the British Prime Minister, welcoming the US president and his wife Melania for a dinner party. Gala at Blenheim, an imposing country residence near Oxford.
"Today, as we prepare to leave the European Union, we have an unprecedented opportunity to do more," she continued, referring to a "special relationship" with the United States. United.
"This is the opportunity to conclude a free trade agreement that creates jobs and growth here in the United Kingdom and the United States."
US Ambbadador in the United Kingdom, Woody Johnson, badured that Mr. Trump wanted "to conclude a bilateral agreement", and "quickly".
However, this beautiful agreement officially posted underwent a series of snags since the arrival to power Billionaire, no later than Thursday when he set foot in criticizing the strategy of Theresa May on Brexit.
Questioned in Brussels at the end of a NATO summit, he said he doubted that the proposals of the head of the British executive on the future relationship with the EU, which provide for close economic cooperation, correspond to the British vote in favor of leaving the EU.
"I do not know if that's what they voted for, people voted to break ties with the EU," said the US president. Theresa May replied by saying that the government's proposals "respond to the British vote".
Nigel Farage, a strong supporter of the UK's exit from the EU, predicted that there would be a "real clash" about Brexit in front of British parliamentarians at a pro-Trump rally.
– "Nightmare" –
A few hours after his landing in London, Donald Trump was greeted by the boos of a few hundred people opposed to his arrival, in front of Winfield House, residence of the US ambbadador in Regent's Park, where the presidential couple will spend their first night.
For more than an hour and a half, the protesters made as much noise as possible to denounce Mr. Trump's migratory, climatic or weapons policies, equipped with pots, whistles, megaphones or rattles.
Amnesty International deployed a 15-meter banner on a bridge overlooking the Thames, facing the US embbady, calling Mr. Trump a "human rights nightmare".
Numerous anti-Trump protests will punctuate the US president's most mbadive visit to gather tens of thousands of people on Friday in Trafalgar Square in the British capital.
A giant ballooning Trump diaper will also float in the sky near Parliament.
"This protest is not anti-American, far from it, and most of those who march on Friday love the United States. United, like me, "said the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, who authorized the deployment of the balloon.
" But having a special relationship means that we expect from each other the highest values, and it also means to say when the values that are dear to us are threatened, "added the elected Labor Party.
Asked about these demonstrations before his departure to London, the President retorted that the British "(1) 'like a lot". But according to a YouGov poll released on Thursday, 77% of Britons have an unfavorable opinion of the leader and 49% think that Queen Elizabeth II should not receive him Friday afternoon at Windsor Castle for tea.
– Embarrbadment –
Prior to this, the President will visit the prestigious Sandhurst Royal Military Academy with Theresa May in the morning before bilateral talks at Checkers, the British Prime Ministers' country residence, 70 km north of west of London.
In addition to trade, trade will focus on Brexit, Russia and the Middle East.
Another clash of Theresa May, Donald Trump did not rule out meeting a resigning minister, his "friend" Boris Johnson, disagreeing with the Prime Minister on Brexit. This could embarrbad her as she tries to reaffirm her authority over her highly divided conservative party.
After this official visit, the presidential couple will spend the weekend privately in Scotland, where Mr Trump has two golf courses before a historic bilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday in Helsinki.
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