She hopes in this visit not just to tame the weather but also to capitalize on Trump's need to calm these storms by securing a trade deal with the US. The difficulty May faces in calming Trump and getting her trade deal is that she goes to Washington at a time of weakness for Britain. He wants a fellow weather maker and respected world leader at his side; she wants the promise of a deal with the US to bolster her post-Brexit vision of a "Global Britain." How, other world leaders will reasonably ask, can she square her "Global Britain" with Trump's protectionist policy of "America First"? But it may be a price that an intelligent leader might ultimately decide to be a little steep.

Source: CNN January 27, 2017 14:04 UTC