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Donald Trump visited Britain for the first time since being elected to the White House. He tried to calm the waves after insulting Prime Minister May in the tabloids. The working visit was accompanied by demonstrations in many cities
British Prime Minister Theresa May (left) And US President Donald Trump wander the field of Checkers, Mays. (Jack Taylor / Pool Photo via AP)
Donald Trump was left behind Friday in his own words, which he had cast to a tabloid the day before. Theresa May was great, he was excited about the joint press conference following a working lunch with the Prime Minister at Checkers, his campaign property. No matter what May has in mind with Brexit, he will support it, promised Trump, May should just make sure that the United States and an "independent" UK can trade with each other. The day before, it seemed different.
Trump moved into the domestic debate as an elephant in a porcelain store. May's plan for a "sweet" Brexit would make a trade deal between Washington and London impossible. "We would negotiate with the EU rather than with the UK," he said. The president claimed that he had advised May to lead the talks more resolutely, but she had not listened to him. For the Foreign Minister resigned Boris Johnson, the form of terror of May, he found only words of praise.
"Extremely Special"
The verbal attack recalls the appearance of President Obama just over two years ago. Obama had been lying in front of the British EU plebiscite on David Cameron's cart, threatening that if the British voted for Brexit, they would have to oppose a free trade agreement with Washington. At that time, Brexit supporters complained of the interference, this time the opponents to the exit of the EU.
Trump in London – when the guest behaves like the gentleman in the house
On Friday, Trump had already forgotten his tirade . He said that US-British relations are better than ever ("the highest degree of special", as he called it). The negotiations with the EU are complex, he did not want to give advice to May on this, but only make a proposal. She found it "too brutal", which is understandable. May was more likely to get noticed at the press conference, which she did not say. When Trump criticized the EU's trade policy as protectionist and its migration policy as a motive for terrorism, the prime minister did not comment.
The evening before, the President and the First Lady had attended a dinner at Blenheim Castle, Oxford. The palace is the birthplace of Winston Churchill, an idol trump. The president was so taken by a permanent exhibition on the subject that he made the remaining 150 guests wait.
Due to protests announced in advance, the presidential couple were avoiding London, the night in the residence of the US Embassy in Regent's Park was the exception. Protesters with noisy calls and instruments tried to be heard in the largely closed grounds.
On Friday, protesters took to the streets in more than a dozen cities of the kingdom. In Westminster Parliament, critics moored a six-meter-long balloon in the shape of a caricatured character like a Trump baby. The action had been brought up because the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, had had to grant it. Khan, the son of Muslim immigrants, has often been the target of Trump's criticism, and the president blamed the Labor politician indirectly for the terrorist attacks and the crime of last year – that's what he's been doing. he described in excessive exaggeration. He drives a trainer back with the baby Trump, he was told. Khan is justified, however, that he was not a censor, but only responsible for the peace protests.
Torn Rules Book
According to former British diplomat Nigel Sheinwald, his ambassador to Washington and the EU represented in Brussels should not be overestimated by the protests. While no US president has been as unpopular with the British as Trump, he has often protested even against popular presidents. In a conversation with foreign journalists before the visit, Sheinwald pointed out that the US-UK special relationship is based on exchanges between individuals, families, and trade and investment that are unique to both countries.
Dealing with the United States is "special" for many states, but mostly for regional political reasons. On the other hand, Britain has been the geostrategic bridgehead of America in Europe since the Second World War, when Churchill coined the term "special relationship". This is the first time that an opponent of European integration at the White House headquarters, called Sheinwald, as a break with tradition. "Trump rips the rules book," he says.
In the afternoon, the Trump came to tea with Queen Elizabeth II – to avoid protests, not at Buckingham Palace in London, but at Windsor Castle. It was a long-time wish of Trump, but not the most intimate. It would be a state visit with all the pump, it was vague for next year in sight. Trump wants to spend the weekend privately on one of his two Scottish golf courses, after which he travels to Russia for a summit meeting with Putin.
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