‘They like me a lot in the UK’, says Donald Trump; polls indicate otherwise
Trump shrugged off the plans for mass protests, which will include a giant baby-shaped blimp in his likeness
London — US President Donald Trump headed for a protest-laden trip to Britain on Thursday, accusing his beleaguered host of failing to deliver on voters’ intentions when they decided to quit the EU. Ignoring all diplomatic niceties, the convention-shredding Trump set up the four-day visit with a rebuke of Prime Minister Theresa May as she battles to stop her government falling apart over Brexit. Shrugging off the plans for mass protests, which will include a giant baby-shaped blimp bearing Trump’s features, he said in Brussels: "They like me a lot in the UK. I think they agree with me on immigration. I think that’s why Brexit happened," he said, noting that Britain was "a pretty hot spot right now with a lot of resignations". "The people voted to break [Britain’s ties with the EU]," Trump told a press conference. "So I would imagine that’s what they will do, but maybe they will take a little bit of a different route. I don’t know [if] that is what they voted for. I’d like to see the...
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