WINDSOR: United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Sep 17) hailed the particular relationship between his nation and Britain as he paid a gushing tribute to King Charles throughout his historic second state go to, calling it one of many highest honours of his life.
It was a day of unprecedented pomp for a international chief.
Trump and his spouse Melania had been handled to the total array of British pageantry. Then, the president sang the praises of his nation’s shut ally.
“The bond of kinship and id between America and the UK is priceless and everlasting. It is irreplaceable and unbreakable,” Trump stated in a speech throughout a lavish banquet at Windsor Citadel, household house to British monarchs for nearly 1,000 years.
SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP REMAINS STRONG
Referring to the so-called particular relationship between the 2 nations, Trump stated: “Seen from American eyes, the phrase particular doesn’t start to do it justice.”
Trump’s speech might be music to the ears of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He proffered a state go to to win favour with Trump, the well-known anglophile and overt royal fan, shortly after the US president returned to workplace in January.
Starmer hopes the journey will assist his authorities because it seeks to deepen financial ties, safe billions of {dollars} of funding, ease tariffs and permit him to press the president on Ukraine and Israel.
Britain rolled out the royal crimson carpet, giving Trump the most important navy ceremonial welcome for a state go to in dwelling reminiscence. Trump made little secret of his delight at being not simply the primary US chief, however the first elected politician to be invited for 2 state visits.
“That is really one of many highest honours of my life,” he stated.