Donald Trump Cancels His Upcoming Trip to London

After Donald Trump, the President of the United States, announced that he has canceled his trip to London, the British government attributed this decision to threats of protests and warned that criticism of the White House could harm UK-US relations. Mr. Trump was scheduled to visit London next month to attend the opening ceremony of the new US embassy building. On Friday, Donald Trump announced that he would not attend the opening ceremony due to criticism regarding the location and cost of the new embassy. However, Boris Johnson, the UK Foreign Secretary, stated that the cancellation was due to threats of protests against Trump's presence. He warned that such behavior could jeopardize 'this important relationship.' Theresa May, the UK Prime Minister, invited Donald Trump to visit London last year during her trip to Washington, which was the first visit by a foreign political leader after Trump's inauguration. However, the exact date of the trip had not been announced. Given the dissatisfaction with Donald Trump in the UK, speculation arose that there might not be a warm welcome for the US President, and everything would focus solely on the opening of the new embassy building. On Thursday evening, Trump announced via Twitter that he had canceled the trip to London, which was initially planned for next month. Donald Trump wrote: 'I am not a fan of the Obama administration's action of selling the best location and best embassy in London for peanuts, just to build another in a bad location and spend $1.2 billion on it.' The message continued: 'Bad deal. They wanted me to open it - never!' The announcement of Trump's cancellation was welcomed by protesters. The President's order to ban citizens from countries with a majority Muslim population and his retweeting of false anti-Muslim videos drew criticism. Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, stated: 'Many people in London have clearly said that as long as Donald Trump is pursuing such divisive programs, they are not willing to welcome him in London.' The Mayor, who is from the opposition Labour Party, said that if the trip were to take place, there would be widespread peaceful protests in the city. He also called the invitation to Donald Trump 'a mistake.' Boris Johnson accused Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour Party, and Sadiq Khan of acting to undermine the relationship between the US and the UK. A spokesperson for the UK Prime Minister's office announced that the official invitation for the US President's visit has been postponed, and the trip has been confirmed, but the exact date has not yet been confirmed. The relationship between Theresa May and Donald Trump faced challenges over Trump's retweet of the group 'Britain First.' Mrs. May called Trump's action 'wrong.' She stated: 'The fact that we work together does not mean that when we think the United States has made a mistake, we should be afraid to say it and not say it clearly. I will say very clearly that retweeting 'Britain First' was the wrong action.' In response to the UK Prime Minister, Donald Trump tweeted that instead of focusing on him, Theresa May should address 'the radical and destructive Islamic terrorism that is taking place in the UK.' Theresa May responded by saying that the UK takes the necessity of dealing with 'this terrorist threat very seriously.'