Trump heads for historic second UK state visit

TDT | Washington

Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com

President Donald Trump will get the red carpet treatment this week on an unprecedented second UK state visit, as Britain counts on royal pomp and circumstance to woo the unpredictable US leader.

From a flyby and carriage ride with King Charles III to a grand state banquet at historic Windsor Castle, Britain is pulling out all the stops to flatter Trump, who has long been fascinated with the monarchy.

The aim is to keep Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Trump’s good side when they meet at the British leader’s country residence for talks centered on trade, tariffs and the Ukraine war.

Starmer has unapologetically courted Trump since his return to power, even hand-delivering a letter from the king in the Oval Office in February, inviting him to be the first US president to receive two state visits.

“President Trump is looking forward to his historic second base state visit to the United Kingdom,” a senior US official told reporters including AFP on Monday.

The official added that when Starmer visited, “the prime minister called this visit truly historic and unprecedented -- which it is.”

US officials said Trump and Starmer would also sign deals on tech worth at least $10 billion dollars, while Trump’s delegation will feature tech leaders reportedly including the CEOs of Nvidia and Open AI.

Trump will meanwhile be kept far away from crowds and protesters, with all the action taking place outside London, where a large demonstration against the 79-year-old Republican is set to take place.