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World Leaders Unite
PresidentDonald Trumpkicked off Wednesday, the third day of hisstate visit to the U.K., at a special D-Day commemoration event in Portsmouth to mark 75 years since the Allies invaded Nazi-occupied France during WWII.
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The President and First Lady
The president and Mrs. Trump looked to the stage before them as the story of the Normandy landings was retold.
03of 13After You, Prime MinisterTim Rooke/ShutterstockTrump walked alongside May, one day after the pair attended business meetings together and participated in a joint news conference.“I’ve always talked openly with you, Donald, when we have taken a different approach and you’ve done the same with me,” May said. “I’ve always believed that cooperation and compromise are the basis of strong alliances, and nowhere is this more true than in the special relationship.”
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After You, Prime Minister
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Trump walked alongside May, one day after the pair attended business meetings together and participated in a joint news conference.
“I’ve always talked openly with you, Donald, when we have taken a different approach and you’ve done the same with me,” May said. “I’ve always believed that cooperation and compromise are the basis of strong alliances, and nowhere is this more true than in the special relationship.”
04of 13A Close ChatTim Rooke/ShutterstockAt one point during the ceremony, Trump leaned in close to speak with the Queen. Earlier in the week, he sparked some debatewhen he touched her on the backat a Buckingham Palace banquet.In an interview withPiers Morganthat aired Wednesday morning onGood Morning Britain, Trumppraised the royal familyas “really nice,” and had especially kind words for her grandson,Prince Harry.“I congratulated him [on the birth of his son Archie] and I think he’s a terrific guy,” Trump said. “He spent a lot of time talking to Ivanka and talking to my family. I went up, he couldn’t have been nicer.”
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A Close Chat
At one point during the ceremony, Trump leaned in close to speak with the Queen. Earlier in the week, he sparked some debatewhen he touched her on the backat a Buckingham Palace banquet.
In an interview withPiers Morganthat aired Wednesday morning onGood Morning Britain, Trumppraised the royal familyas “really nice,” and had especially kind words for her grandson,Prince Harry.
“I congratulated him [on the birth of his son Archie] and I think he’s a terrific guy,” Trump said. “He spent a lot of time talking to Ivanka and talking to my family. I went up, he couldn’t have been nicer.”
05of 13Commemorating D-DayChris Jackson-WPA Pool/Getty ImagesTrump, with May, Charles, the Queen and Mrs. Trump, joined leaders from 16 other countries to sign a proclamation that vowed to never repeat the horrors of World War II.“In this way we salute the surviving veterans of D-Day and we honor the memories of those who came before us,” the proclamation read, according toThe Times.
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Commemorating D-Day
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Trump, with May, Charles, the Queen and Mrs. Trump, joined leaders from 16 other countries to sign a proclamation that vowed to never repeat the horrors of World War II.
“In this way we salute the surviving veterans of D-Day and we honor the memories of those who came before us,” the proclamation read, according toThe Times.
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An FDR Prayer
07of 13A Global GroupJACK HILL/AFP/GettyTrump took part in a photo op with nearly two dozen world leaders at the D-Day commemoration, including from Slovakia, Poland, Canada, Luxembourg, Norway, Belgium, Czech Republic, Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, France, Greece, Germany and Denmark.
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A Global Group
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Trump took part in a photo op with nearly two dozen world leaders at the D-Day commemoration, including from Slovakia, Poland, Canada, Luxembourg, Norway, Belgium, Czech Republic, Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, France, Greece, Germany and Denmark.
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Meeting with Merkel
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A Meghan Markle Clarification
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“The question was asked to me, and I didn’t know that she said anything bad about me,” Trump told Morgan. “It sounds like she did and that’s okay, I mean, hey join the crowd … I said, ‘Well, I didn’t know she was nasty.’ I wasn’t referring to, ‘She is nasty,’ I said she was nasty about me. But I said, you know, she’s doing a good job, I hope she enjoys her life.”
He continued, “I think she’s very nice. Honestly, I don’t know her … She was nasty to me and that’s okay for her to be nasty. It’s not good for me to be nasty to her. And I wasn’t. In fact, I think she’s doing very well.”
10of 13Protests in PortsmouthJust as they did in London, protesters hit the streets in Portsmouth, flooding Guildhall Square with signs reading things like “Dump Trump” and “No to Racism.”
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Protests in Portsmouth
Just as they did in London, protesters hit the streets in Portsmouth, flooding Guildhall Square with signs reading things like “Dump Trump” and “No to Racism.”
11of 13The Protests ContinueThe protesters got creative with their signs, with one woman writing, “Keep your tiny, groping, racist hands off our [National Health Service] ‘Mr.’ President.”
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The Protests Continue
The protesters got creative with their signs, with one woman writing, “Keep your tiny, groping, racist hands off our [National Health Service] ‘Mr.’ President.”
12of 13An Irish EntranceAfter the events in Portsmouth, Trump and Mrs. Trump headed to Ireland via Air Force One, touching down in Shannon Airport.
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An Irish Entrance
After the events in Portsmouth, Trump and Mrs. Trump headed to Ireland via Air Force One, touching down in Shannon Airport.
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Trump Meets Leo Varadkar
Trump and Varadkar sat down for a brief meeting at the airport, where they participated in a joint news conference.
“I think it will all work out very well, and also for you with your wall, your border,” Trump said, as Varadkar jumped in to say that, actually, Ireland wanted to avoid a border or wall, according toThe Guardian.
“I think you do, I think you do,” Trump said. “The way it works now is good, you want to try and to keep it that way. I know that’s a big point of contention with respect to Brexit. I’m sure it’s going to work out very well.”
On Thursday, the final day of his trip, the president is in France to mark the D-Day anniversary at Normanday.
source: people.com
