Number 10 confirm Donald Trump making a state visit to the UK as early as 2017 is ‘under consideration’
Government is mulling over whether to charm the President-Elect by inviting him to an audience with the Queen
THERESA MAY is considering whether to invite the US President-Elect Donald Trump for a state visit with the Queen next year.
A spokesperson for the Prime Minister said this morning the idea was being discussed.
"An invitation for a state visit is one of the things that is under consideration following the election of a new US President," Mrs May's spokeswoman told reporters.
Mr Trump is expected to make his first official trip to the UK in June or July of next year.
The Sunday Times reported at the weekend that the Queen would invite Mr Trump to Britain to try to cement close ties between the two countries.
He reportedly told Mrs May in a phone call that he was a big fan of the 90-year old monarch.
A government source said the Queen was Britain’s “secret weapon” as Theresa May aims to strike up a close relationship with the unpredictable new president.
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The billionaire is due to take office in January, but Ukip's interim leader, Nigel Farage has already met with him in the US.
The government has dismissed calls to use him as an unofficial ambassador.
When asked if Mr Trump would address both Houses of Parliament during a potential state visit, the spokesperson said "let's not get ahead of ourselves".
The news is likely to make some MPs uncomfortable.
Earlier this year a group debated banning the then-candidate from visiting Britain after he made controversial remarks about banning Muslims from the US.
The government ignored the calls, and said that the "special relationship" needed to be maintained.
Yesterday it was confirmed that Mr Trump's wife and son won't be moving to the White House when he takes office. Barron and Melania Trump will stay put in Trump Towers so the 10-year-old can continue to attend his Upper West Side private school.
The President-Elect also got into trouble for tweeting a string of messages criticising the cast of Hamilton for delivering a speech to the vice-president-Elect Mike Pence after a performance last weekend.
Mr Pence said yesterday that he wasn't offended by the cast's actions.
