Trump gets royal welcome on first day of his state visit to UK
- 5 years ago
U.S. President Donald Trump has been getting the red carpet treatment in the UK... as he has wrapped up his first day of a three-day state visit to the country.
For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to our Hong Yoo.
So Yoo, President Trump began his time in London hob-nobbing with Britain's Royal Family....
That's right, Mark. President Trump was invited to a state banquet on Monday evening at Buckingham Palace that was hosted by Queen Elizabeth II.
Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were welcomed by the Queen and Prince Charles.
The banquet began with a welcoming speech by the Queen in which she said that state visits always serve as a reminder of the "close and longstanding relationship" between the U.S. and the UK.
She also emphasized their economic ties.
"We are also bound by the strength and breadth of our economic ties, as the largest investors in each others' economies. British companies in the United States employ over one million Americans, and the same is true vice versa. Mr President, as we look to the future, I am confident that our common values and shared interests will continue to unite us."
In return, President Trump thanked the Queen for the warm welcome and praised the Royal Family for having remained the "resolute face of the Commonwealth's unwavering solidarity" throughout the war.
Then he offered a toast to their friendship.
Shortly after Trump's speech at the banquet, the White House released a statement that said the president wants to strengthen economic ties with the UK through an ambitious new trade agreement.
This was President Trump's first visit to Buckingham Palace as this is an official state visit, different to his working visit back last July.
Back then, he just met with the Queen to have tea but did not meet the rest of the Royals.
When President Trump arrived at the palace in Marine One, there was a large crowd of protesters chanting slogans and holding up signs.
"I'm here to protest against Donald Trump's misogyny, his racism, his, just everything about him. His profiting off the presidency, separating children from their families, pulling out the climate agreement, he's just a horrible person."
"So we are here gathered in front of Buckingham Palace to say out loud that we are here to protest against Trump and his policies. We're not really against him as a person, it's mainly our main issue is with the policies that he represents - the policies of hate, the policies of division."
On Tuesday, President Trump will meet with the British Prime Minister Theresa May and on his last day, Trump will mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in the UK's southern port city of Portsmouth.
For more on this and other news around the world, let's turn to our Hong Yoo.
So Yoo, President Trump began his time in London hob-nobbing with Britain's Royal Family....
That's right, Mark. President Trump was invited to a state banquet on Monday evening at Buckingham Palace that was hosted by Queen Elizabeth II.
Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were welcomed by the Queen and Prince Charles.
The banquet began with a welcoming speech by the Queen in which she said that state visits always serve as a reminder of the "close and longstanding relationship" between the U.S. and the UK.
She also emphasized their economic ties.
"We are also bound by the strength and breadth of our economic ties, as the largest investors in each others' economies. British companies in the United States employ over one million Americans, and the same is true vice versa. Mr President, as we look to the future, I am confident that our common values and shared interests will continue to unite us."
In return, President Trump thanked the Queen for the warm welcome and praised the Royal Family for having remained the "resolute face of the Commonwealth's unwavering solidarity" throughout the war.
Then he offered a toast to their friendship.
Shortly after Trump's speech at the banquet, the White House released a statement that said the president wants to strengthen economic ties with the UK through an ambitious new trade agreement.
This was President Trump's first visit to Buckingham Palace as this is an official state visit, different to his working visit back last July.
Back then, he just met with the Queen to have tea but did not meet the rest of the Royals.
When President Trump arrived at the palace in Marine One, there was a large crowd of protesters chanting slogans and holding up signs.
"I'm here to protest against Donald Trump's misogyny, his racism, his, just everything about him. His profiting off the presidency, separating children from their families, pulling out the climate agreement, he's just a horrible person."
"So we are here gathered in front of Buckingham Palace to say out loud that we are here to protest against Trump and his policies. We're not really against him as a person, it's mainly our main issue is with the policies that he represents - the policies of hate, the policies of division."
On Tuesday, President Trump will meet with the British Prime Minister Theresa May and on his last day, Trump will mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in the UK's southern port city of Portsmouth.