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Donald Trump said the upcoming visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla could help ease tensions in relations between Washington and London, even as differences surface over trade, security and policy priorities.In response to a BBC phone interview, when asked if the trip could help improve relations, Trump commented optimistically, saying, “Absolutely. He’s fantastic. He’s a fantastic man. The answer is absolutely yes.”“I know him well, I’ve known him for years,” he said. “He’s a brave man, and he’s a great guy. They’ll be absolutely positive.”The king and queen’s four-day US visit begins on Monday, with major events expected including a conversation with Trump at the White House. According to UK officials, a wide-ranging program is also likely to highlight the historic ties between the two countries, including cooperation on security and economic ties as well as commemorations marking 250 years of US independence.However, underlying tensions remain. Trump reiterated his call for expanded oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, particularly pointing to differences with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over immigration rules and energy policy. In response, Starmer has said that decisions will be guided by Britain’s national interest.Tensions have also surfaced over foreign policy, with Trump criticizing allies’ response to Iran and questioning the extent of British support in potential crises. The US threatens tariffs unless the UK reconsiders its digital services tax on US tech firms, adding another layer to the trade disputes.Separately, Trump referenced an ongoing defamation lawsuit against the BBC over editing of a documentary related to the events of January 2021. Although the broadcaster has admitted the mistake, it is fighting the case.Despite these flashpoints, the royal visit is being seen in diplomatic circles as an opportunity to stabilize relations and reset ties between the two longtime allies.<\/p>\n Watch<\/span><\/p>\n ‘Not our war’: Starmer refuses to budge as Trump threatens to ‘break up’ UK-US trade deal<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Trump says royal visit could help stabilize UK-US relations amid tensions Donald Trump said the upcoming visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla could help ease tensions in relations between Washington and London, even as differences surface over trade, security and policy priorities.In response to a BBC phone interview, when asked if the trip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[3862,3052,2090,393,548,6383,596],"class_list":{"0":"post-96337","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bible-news","8":"tag-relations","9":"tag-royal","10":"tag-stabilize","11":"tag-tensions","12":"tag-trump","13":"tag-ukus","14":"tag-visit"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96337"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96345,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96337\/revisions\/96345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}