President Trump’s focus shifted from royal pageantry to high-level diplomacy on Tuesday, the second day of his state visit to Britain, where he met with business leaders and Prime Minister Theresa May. Mr. Trump opened his day with a business round-table meeting, where he spoke in optimistic terms about the possibility of a trade deal between the United States and Britain in the post-Brexit era. At a joint news conference with Mrs. May, Mr. Trump reiterated that his administration was eager to negotiate a “phenomenal” trade deal between the United States and Britain. As Mr. Trump was holding talks, protesters were hitting the streets, with their Trump baby balloon returning to the skies over London. But their early numbers never seemed to equal the throngs that turned out in July during Mr. Trump’s last visit.

Source: New York Times June 04, 2019 11:37 UTC