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June 3, 2019

Trump Blasts Brexit, Insults Meghan Markle, While London Mayor Protests His U.K. Visit
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President Trump is in the U.K. for a state visit amid both public and
political opposition. London Mayor Sadiq Khan blasted Trump and
Britain's red carpet welcome ahead of his trip, comparing Trump and
other far-right heads of state to fascist leaders of the 20th century.
In an op-ed for The Guardian, Mayor Khan took aim at Trump's family
separation policy, his defense of the 2017 white supremacist rally in
Charlottesville, and the Muslim travel ban. Sadiq Khan is the first
Muslim mayor of London.

In an interview with The Sunday Times ahead of his visit, Trump said
Britain should refuse to pay the nearly $50 billion Brexit bill and
"walk away" if they do not get what they want from the EU in the
contentious deal. Trump also recently said former Foreign Minister Boris
Johnson would make an "excellent" replacement for Prime Minister Theresa
May, who is set to leave office at the end of the week after resigning
over her failure to pass a Brexit deal in Parliament.

President Trump and first lady Melania were welcomed at Buckingham
Palace by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles today. The Duchess of
Sussex Meghan Markle was not present. Trump called Markle "nasty" during
an interview with The Sun, after he learned she came out against his
2016 candidacy, calling him "misogynistic" and "divisive." Trump denied
making the comment about Markle, who is African-American, but Trump's
own re-election campaign put out a recording and transcript of the
interview showing he did call her "nasty."