Britons expect protests against Trump

RP ONLINE Britons expect protests against Trump 17 hours • 2 minutes reading time London. King Charles has invited US President Trump to a second state visit to Great Britain. Will that go well? Memories of an angry baby Trump are awakened. Participants in the "Stop Trump' Women's March" demonstration protested against the visit of US President Trump in London in July 2018. British Health Minister Wes Streeting expects protests during the planned state visit of US President Donald Trump. Of course there will be people who protest against it, Streeting said on the BBC. But that is also an expression of democracy, which is strengthened by the connection to the USA and the US President, said the minister, who once opposed Trump himself. "We have the freedom to express our opinions, and people are also protesting against this government," said Streeting, who positively described Trump's planned second state visit as "historic" and "important moment". The letter with the king's signature Prime Minister Keir Starmer had delivered a letter of invitation from King Charles III to Trump during his visit on Thursday. Trump held the letter with the monarch's signature up to the camera, visibly impressed. "This is a great, great honor," said Trump, who accepted the invitation. He would travel to Great Britain in the "near future," he said. Trump, who is a fan of the royal family, made a state visit to the United Kingdom during his first term in office in 2019. A second visit with all the honors would be unique for a US president, the British media wrote. The program at the time also included a state banquet at Buckingham Palace with Queen Elizabeth II, who died in 2022. However, there were also loud protests against the Republican politician's visit. Images of a larger-than-life helium balloon depicting Trump as a baby in diapers went around the world. In 2017, Labour politician Streeting called on people to sign a petition on Twitter to prevent the state visit. "Well, I'm definitely not going to do that this time," he told GB News.