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May compliments Trump for expelling 60 Russians in response to the poisoning of a former spy in the UK, noting that this was “the largest” response.
May says that she supports the Iran nuclear deal but that she and Trump share “the same goal” on the issue.
May said they had “positive discussions” on the issue of a US-UK trade agreement, but she provided no details.
Trump, like May, notes the anniversary of D-Day and the liberation of Europe from the Nazis. He adds, “It was a liberation like few people have seen before.”
Trump calls on NATO members to increase spending. “They have no choice. They must fulfil their obligations,” he says.
As @AshaRangappa_ notes, WaPo reported that Trump was furious when he found out he was expelling so many Russians. google.com/amp/s/beta.was…
Trump concludes by calling May a “tremendous professional” and the US-UK alliance “the greatest alliance the world has ever known.”
Trump is asked about Corbyn’s criticism of him, over his criticism of the mayor of London among other things. Trump says of Khan, “He’s a negative force, not a positive force.” He says Khan hurts the people of this country.
Trump says Corbyn is “somewhat of a negative force.” He says he doesn’t like “critics” as much as people who “get things done.”
Trump says the protests he saw were “a very, very small group of people put in for political reasons.” There is no apparent basis for the conspiratorial suggestion that they are inauthentic protesters.
Trump says he saw “thousands of people” on the street cheering him as he passed. I have not seen reports of this happening - has anyone?
Trump repeats his lie about having predicted Brexit the day before the vote as his golf course in Scotland. He wasn’t at the golf course until the day after the vote. He didn’t make a prediction the day before.
Asked if he’ll impose restrictions on intelligence sharing with the UK over Huawei, Trump says no, “this is a truly great ally and partner.”
Imaginary thousands of cheering people are a staple of Trump’s accounts of his trips places, even in the US.
Trump tells his usual lie that he has a record approval rating among Republicans, “94%.” (It’s consistently been in the high 80s; GWBush reached the high 90s post-9/11.) “I love records,” he adds.
I say “lie” with confidence because Trump once explained he knows Bush had a higher approval rating among Republicans, but it doesn’t count as a record because it was for a short period.
May says that Trump advised her to sue the EU, as she’s said before. Trump: “I would have sued. But that’s OK.”
Trump added that May is probably a better negotiator than him.
