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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived at the White House on Thursday to meet with President Donald Trump about his efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Starmer hand-delivered a letter to Trump from King Charles III, with an invitation for President Trump to come to the United Kingdom for a second “State Visit.”
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were welcomed by the late Queen Elizabeth for a State Visit to the U.K. in June 2019.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office Thursday afternoon, Trump asked Starmer to break the news.
“This is really special. This has never happened before. This is unprecedented,” Starmer said, adding, “I think that just symbolizes the strength of the relationship between us. This is a very special letter. I think the last state visit was a tremendous success. His majesty the king wants to make this even better than that. This is truly historic.”
“What I haven’t got yet is your answer,” Starmer prodded President Trump.
“The answer is yes, on behalf our wonderful First Lady Melania and myself, the answer is yes and we look forward to being there and honoring the king and honoring, really, your country,” Trump replied. “Your country is a fantastic country.”
WATCH BELOW:
British Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer delivers an invitation to President Trump from King Charles. pic.twitter.com/12HGj0yXKM
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 27, 2025
Later during a joint press conference with Starmer, Trump confirmed the invitation from the King, and his acceptance.
.@POTUS: “I was just notified by letter from King Charles that he’s extended, through the Prime Minister, a historic second state visit to the United Kingdom. That’s a great honor because it’s never happened before… thank you very much — we accept.” pic.twitter.com/TP0bsiwuJK
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 27, 2025
President Donald J. Trump, responding to an invitation from King Charles for a second state visit:
“We look forward to being there and honoring the King, honoring the country.” 🇺🇸🇬🇧 @Keir_Starmer pic.twitter.com/r25IZr4sXc
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 27, 2025
Below is a video of the full joint press conference between Prime Minister Starmer and President Trump on Thursday.
President @realDonaldTrump greets @Keir_Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, to the White House 🇺🇸🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/hClm0cRDGQ
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) February 27, 2025
President Trump Welcomes British Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer to White House https://t.co/LucF5Z3aKK pic.twitter.com/0eXc5FDZjl
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 27, 2025
President @realDonaldTrump and UK Prime Minister @Keir_Starmer head over to The East Room of the @WhiteHouse for a press conference…
LIVE: https://t.co/36FVyE8lyV pic.twitter.com/6fdkaHyCAJ
— Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) February 27, 2025
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