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Donald Trump's statements extolling a political opponent of Theresa May and ruling out a trade deal put the British Prime Minister in an embarrbading situation on the second day of the US President's visit to the United Kingdom
Trump said his relationship with the very first "very solid."
"The relationship is very, very strong.We have a very good relationship," said Trump at the end of May at the beginning of a meeting in Checkers, the prime minister's country residence in the suburbs of London.
After the meeting, both should hold a press conference.
In an interview with The Sun newspaper, which began to be released Thursday night, when May presided, he and his wife Melania went to Windsor Castle, where the couple had tea with Queen Elizabeth II. a gala dinner in the honor of Trump, the president said that Boris Johnson would be "a great prime minister", that the Prime Minister's plans to maintain ties with the European Union after Brexit exclude a trade agreement with the United States and that advised him to negotiate with Brussels in a certain way and she did the opposite.
In addition, she accused the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, of having done a "terrible" job against terrorism a year after the wave of attacks
. State Foreign Affairs Alan Duncan downplayed Trump's interview on BBC statements and said that "in Boorish praise Boris Johnson" and that Trump "a polemicist, his style."
a great person, "Duncan Duncan
Philip Hammond, Minister of Finance, expressed confidence that May persuaded Trump that his proposal to maintain trade ties with the EU was good. [19659002] "The President has not yet had the opportunity to discuss with the Prime Minister the white paper that, after all, was published only yesterday," said Hammond.
"I'm sure you will have a very positive conversation ""
In an interview with The Sun on Wednesday, the day before the trip to the UK, Trump spoke of May's plan to solve the main national and international problem of his government – which runs through a moment of political fragility.
"If they approve of such an agreement, we will deal with the European Union instead of the United Kingdom, and that could probably kill the agreement" that London wants to reach with Washington, warned Trump.
"I would have done it In fact, Theresa May said how to do it, but she did not agree, she did not listen to me." He took a another road, "said Trump, for whom May's proposal does not respect what the British decided in the referendum June 1966.
And about Johnson, who resigned this week as foreign minister for his disagreements with May, said: "I believe that he would be a good prime minister, he has everything he needs."
The opposition defended Theresa May
"extraordinarily rude on behalf of Trump behaving this way, "said Emily Thornberry, deputy leader of the Labor Party in Parliament.
" What did you learn from me? "before asking May to accept it.
Anthony Ga M.Rdner, who was the US Ambbadador to the European Union under President Barack Ob ama, said that these statements "constitute an unprecedented attack against an ally during an official visit."
Trump "is out of control and a constraint"
The main excerpts from the interview, published Friday, began to be published during the first official act of the visit, a dinner with businessmen in the meadow of Blenheim, near Oxford, where in 1874 Winston Churcill was born . "From Maine to Alaska, more than a million Americans work for British companies and now that we are preparing to leave the European Union, we have the opportunity without previous to do more, "said May in his speech.
"an opportunity to conclude a free trade agreement", concluded the Prime Minister.
The second day of Trump's trip, the latter with official acts – after Trump spent two days in Scotland on a private tour – was marked by several protests.
Although he was staying at Winfield House, the United States residence near Regent Park in central London, Trump's diary avoids the British capital, where the demonstrations are concentrated
A survey by the YouGov institute shows that 77% of Britons have an unfavorable opinion of Trump and nearly half believe that the Queen should not receive it.
A giant balloon representing Donald Trump in his childhood floats in the sky of London this Friday at 30 meters height near the Parliament.
Friday is marked by two major events in London and Glasgow, in addition to various acts in various cities.
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