U.S. President Donald Trump met Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Monday after he kicked off his state visit to Britain by branding the London Mayor a “loser” and weighing in on the Brexit debate. With the sound of a 41-gun royal salute ringing across the lawn from nearby Green Park, the Queen welcomed Mr. Trump and his wife Melania before they were treated to a military guard of honour. The U.K.-U.S. ‘special relationship’ is already under strain over different approaches to Iran, the use of Chinese technology in 5G networks, climate change, and Mr. Trump’s personal politics. Labour’s Mr. Khan has led opposition to Mr. Trump’s trip, writing a newspaper article on Sunday in which he compared the U.S. leader to European dictators from the 1930s and 1940s. Mr. Khan’s spokesman called Mr. Trump’s tweets “childish” and “beneath the President of the U.S.”

Source: The Hindu June 03, 2019 16:41 UTC