Trump UK visit live: President departs Britain after telling Starmer to call in military against migrants – UK Times

Fox News are currently airing an interview with Donald Trump recorded earlier today in the UK.

Asked whether he thinks Sir Keir Starmer’s government will survive, the US president said: “I just think he’s a really fine person, him and his wife. He’s a really fine guy.”

He did add that Sir Keir is “more liberal” than himself, and said he thinks he should be tougher on immigration and move to open the North Sea for oil drilling.

Donald Trump has claimed that he asked that Sir Sadiq Khan not be invited to the state banquet.

Speaking on Air Force One on his flight back to the US, the president said he “didn’t want him there”.

He added:”I asked that he not be there.

“I think the mayor of London Khan is among the worst mayors in the world, and we have some bad ones.”

He added: “He wanted to be there. As I understand it, I didn’t want it. I’ve not liked him for a long time.

“I just think, you know, I have a certain pride in London and the UK.”

Donald Trump said the King was “more interested in trade” than talking to him about environmental concerns.

In an interview with Fox News, the US president said: “I think that he was more interested in trade.

“You know, he loves the environment too. He likes to talk about the environment, but he was more interested in trade than anything else.

“We’re working on a trade deal with the UK, which is going to be good deal for both, and we’re working with the prime minister and his various representatives. I think it’s going to be a great deal for both.”

Anti-Trump protesters have held a rally in Edinburgh to voice their opposition to the US president, on the final day of his state visit to the UK.

Around 200 demonstrators gathered on the Meadows on Thursday evening, many carrying placards and banners with slogans attacking Donald Trump.

Placards carried by the crowd included the slogans “Stop Trump”, “Deny Trump not climate”, and “No red carpet for rights abusers”.

The demonstrators were also led in a number of pro-Palestine and anti-Trump chants.

Ann Peace, 63, who travelled to the rally from Glenrothes in Fife, said she came to protest because “Trump’s wrong”.

“I need to make sure he’s aware he’s not welcome in Scotland. He’s not welcome anywhere, but he’s absolutely not welcome in Scotland,” she said.

She went on: “He’s dangerous and he’s bad. He could, tomorrow, stop the genocide in Palestine.

“He could say ‘no that’s it, I’m not paying for all your weapons, all your healthcare, all your free housing, I’m going to give that money to people in America who need all those kinds of things, and I’m going to stop a genocide’.”

Donald Trump has claimed that he asked that Sir Sadiq Khan not be invited to the state banquet.

Speaking on Air Force One on his flight back to the US, the president said he “didn’t want him there”.

He added:”I asked that he not be there.

“I think the mayor of London Khan is among the worst mayors in the world, and we have some bad ones.”

He added: “He wanted to be there. As I understand it, I didn’t want it. I’ve not liked him for a long time.

“I just think, you know, I have a certain pride in London and the UK.”

Donald Trump said the King was “more interested in trade” than talking to him about environmental concerns.

In an interview with Fox News, the US president said: “I think that he was more interested in trade.

“You know, he loves the environment too. He likes to talk about the environment, but he was more interested in trade than anything else.

“We’re working on a trade deal with the UK, which is going to be good deal for both, and we’re working with the prime minister and his various representatives. I think it’s going to be a great deal for both.”

Some of the world’s most influential tech magnates joined President Trump on his state visit to the UK, as the two nations ushered in a £31bn “tech prosperity deal” as part of a larger £150bn investment from US companies.

The billionaire lineup accompanying President Trump represented the US tech elite, whose companies are at the forefront of the global digital race, in particular on AI. Their presence at Windsor Castle was somewhat unprecedented, with the tech magnates being the first to join a US President on a state visit to the UK.