Donald Trump may meet Queen and PM outside London to avoid nightmare Friday the 13th protests
DONALD Trump could be set to avoid London to dodge furious protests by activists at his visit.
Following a cancelled trip earlier this year, the US President will have a “working visit” on the unlucky date in July.
But it could be a sense of deja vu for the President, who avoided visiting at the start of the year after more than 1.8 million people signed a petition protesting at Theresa May's state visit invitation.
Activists now say they will 'take to the streets' in anger at his July visit, with commentator Owen Jones urging Brits on Facebook to come out in their masses to protest.
It is thought that Trump, who is expected to meet the Queen on his visit, may now meet Her Majesty and Theresa May outside of London to avoid the nightmare protests.
The talks with the Prime Minister could instead take place at her Chequers country retreat rather than in the capital.
MPs and campaigners last night vowed to still protest over the “scaled down” trip.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said Brits would exercise free speech and Trump would see an “open and diverse city that has always chosen unity over division”.
Amnesty International chief Kate Allen said: “Thousands of our supporters will very definitely be making our voices heard.”
But Mrs May said she was “looking forward to welcoming President Trump to the United Kingdom on July 13”.
And Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson urged Brits to roll out the red carpet.
He tweeted: “Fantastic news that President Donald Trump will at last come to Britain on 13 July. Looking forward to seeing our closest ally and friend on the GREATest visit ever.”
The trip was announced by White House press secretary Sarah Sanders who said it was “pretty exciting news which we’re all happy about”. The visit will follow the Nato summit in Brussels on July 11-12.
US officials have worried for months over Trump’s likely reception in Britain.
He was due to open the new US embassy in London in February but the White House got cold feet.
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Mrs May was among the first foreign leaders to visit Washington after Trump’s election win.
But the pair clashed on Twitter last year when he shared anti-Muslim propaganda from British First.
Trump has since forged a “bromance” with French leader Emmanuel Macron.
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