The two leaders will convene a breakfast session with top business executives, as Trump and his British interlocutors thrash out a possible post-Brexit trade deal and discuss a slate of other pressing matters, from Iran to climate change to Britain’s dealings with controversial Chinese technology firm Huawei. Finally, Trump will host an official dinner at the U.S. ambassador’s residence before joining in D-Day commemorations the next day.
But the pomp and solemnity of the proceedings can’t hide the obvious strains posed by Trump’s arrival. His state visit to Britain — stalled for months amid acrimony and awkwardness — seems less a rekindling of the “special relationship” than a hostile incursion. On Tuesday, a mass protest rejecting Trump and his perceived anti-immigration, anti-environment, anti-feminist policies is expected to rock the heart of the British capital.
View the complete June 4 article by Ishaan Tharoor on The Washington Post website here.