Donald Trump ‘took offence at slights from the British’
2018-01-13 09:45:26 source：The Times
January 13, 2018
President Trump’s decision to cancel his visit to London was for “personal reasons” after a series of perceived slights, British officials said last night.
Mr Trump had been expected to open the new American embassy in the capital but has scrapped the visit after clashing with the mayor of London and Theresa May.
A Whitehall source told The Times that the decision came after the president was left smarting over rows including a rebuke from the prime minister when he appeared to endorse a far-right group. “I don’t think anyone believes this is an issue of policy or divergence between our countries,” the source said. A US diplomatic source said that “concerns about the optics” were “part of the menu” of issues worrying the White House.
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