The 'unprecedented' second state is where King invites Trump.
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Donald Trump is invited by King to make a second state visit to the UK. America The King has invited President Donald Trump to the UK for a second state visit. During his visit to the White House, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer gave Trump the letter of invitation from King Charles. The president's most recent state visit in 2019 was a "tremendous success," according to Sir Keir, and the invitation for a second visit was "unprecedented" and "truly historic." After receiving the letter, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he accepted the invitation and that it would be a "honour" to travel to the "fantastic" nation. King Charles was described as a "beautiful man, a wonderful man" by him.
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Trump says he's hopeful for Ukraine peace deal and UK trade deal after Starmer talks Will Starmer's defence hike win over Trump? Traditionally second-term US presidents are not offered a state visit and have instead been invited for tea or lunch with the monarch at Windsor Castle. King Charles' letter proposed a meeting to discuss details of the state visit at either Dumfries House or Balmoral, both in Scotland, a country to which Trump has connections. His mother was born and brought up on the Hebridean island of Lewis. This year he is planning to open a new golf course in Aberdeenshire, to be named after his mother. The letter, which Trump showed to the cameras, read: "Quite apart from this presenting an opportunity to discuss a wide range of issues of mutual interest, it would also offer a valuable chance to plan a historic second state visit to the United Kingdom. "As you will know this is unprecedented by a US president. That is why I would find it helpful for us to be able to discuss, together, a range of options for location and programme content. "In so doing, working together, I know we will further enhance the special relationship between our two countries of which we are both so proud." Trump joked that he would have to check if the signature was real.
. PA Media Donald Trump was hosted by the late Queen during his three-day state visit in 2019 At a joint news conference later, Trump said a trade deal between the US and UK could happen "very quickly" and could see the UK avoiding the kind of tariffs the president has been threatening on other countries. Sir Keir said the two countries would begin work on a new economic deal which would be centred on the potential of artificial intelligence. During his visit Sir Keir also hopes to influence Trump as he seeks to reach a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. Speaking on the plane to the US, Sir Keir told reporters that a deal would not stop Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine again, unless the US were able to provide security guarantees. Asked if the US could offer such support, Trump said a proposed deal with Ukraine over access to critical minerals would provide "a backstop". "We are a backstop because we will be over there, we will be working in the country," he said. Since becoming prime minister, Sir Keir, who had previously been critical of the president, has sought to build a close relationship with Trump. However, he did feel compelled to contradict the US president when he accused Volodymyr Zelensky of being a dictator. Asked about his dictator comments, Trump said: "Have I said that? It's unbelievable that I said that. The next query. Trump responded, "We're going to have some discussions about that very soon, and I have a feeling it's going to work out very well," when asked if he would approve the UK's proposed agreement to give Mauritius the Chagos Islands.We'll be inclined to support your nation, I believe. Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated in an interview upon his arrival in the United States on Wednesday that the contentious agreement would not forward without the backing of the United States. The plan would give Mauritius dominion over the Chagos archipelago, but the UK would retain access to Diego Garcia, one of the islands, which hosts a UK-US military base.
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