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PresidentDonald Trumpand First LadyMelania Trumpwill make their first state visit to the U.K. in June, the White House and Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday morning.
It will mark President Trump’s first state visit to the U.K., though he madea working visit last summer.
He and Mrs. Trump will travel to Britain from June 3 to 5 where they will be greeted with the full pomp ofan official state visit.
“This state visit will reaffirm the steadfast and special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom,” the White House said in a statement.
According to the White House, Trump will also meet with Prime MinisterTheresa Mayand he and the first lady will attend a commemorative event for the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
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But Trump’s official state trip was repeatedly delayed, withspeculation that it was due toworries over the protests he might face. Amongother controversies in his relationshipwith Britain, Trump sparked intense backlash in June 2017 after he attacked London’s mayor in the wake of a terror attack there.
In Julyhe met with the Queen Elizabethat Windsor Castle amid the expected protests about his working trip. A “Stop Trump March” in London drew tens of thousands of people.
In an interview ahead of his meeting with the Queen last year, the president said, “She is a tremendous woman. I really look forward to meeting her. I think she represents her country so well.”
“If you think of it, for so many years she has represented her country, she has really never made a mistake,” Trump said then. “You don’t see, like, anything embarrassing. She is just an incredible woman.”
source: people.com
