The former president experienced regal splendor and ceremony – featuring parades, presents and a flypast – on the first day of his return official trip to the UK as numerous demonstrators joined protests opposing his presence.
As protesters voiced their anger in the capital at a Stop Trump Coalition protest, Trump was escorted by the king and queen through a initial day that ended in a state banquet but kept him out of reach from his critics.
Following his arrival by chopper in the estate of Windsor Castle on Wednesday morning, the president accompanied King Charles in a horse-drawn carriage but the procession stayed inside the royal estate and out of the reach of the general populace, with safety reasons given as an explanation.
The president is scheduled to meet UK leader Keir Starmer at his official retreat the prime ministerial estate on the following day.
UK PM Aims Billions of Dollars in American Funding May Ease Reality of Presidential Trip
The prime minister has attempted to manage a politically treacherous official trip by the president with an declaration of £150 billion of American capital in the United Kingdom, as the president was kept securely inside the confines of Windsor Castle and separated from mass demonstrations in London.
With Downing Street eager to make the best of what may turn out to be a challenging few days, the PM revealed what was described as the largest ever funding deal in the UK.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Suspended Indefinitely After Host’s Charlie Kirk Comments
The popular talk show will be suspended “indefinitely” following the late night host’s comments about the death of the activist, the network confirmed, shortly after the Trump appointed chair of the FCC threatened to revoke the network’s rights.
The network, which is a subsidiary of the entertainment giant, stated on that evening that it would remove Kimmel’s show from its schedule for the foreseeable future.
Federal Reserve Lowers Interest Rates
The US Federal Reserve reduced interest rates on Wednesday, its first rate cut since December, as the monetary authority acted to steady a wobbling job market while the president’s tariffs keep drive higher inflation.
Rates are now at a range of 4% to 4.25% – the least expensive since late 2022. But the move is unlikely to please the president, who has lambasted the central bank for acting “not quickly enough” and called for a far bigger reduction.
Former Senior Health Leaders Warn of RFK Jr’s Risk to Public Health
Ex-leaders at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alleged RFK Jr of hobbling the country’s ability to respond to epidemics and health crises.
The former CDC director, chosen by Kennedy and dismissed after less than a month, and the ex-chief medical officer, who resigned, informed a congressional panel that Kennedy demanded universal vaccine clearance without scientific review and was threatening public health in the US.
Dismissed Top Data Official Alerts Over Administration Meddling
The former chief of federal labor statistics who Donald Trump terminated last month called her sudden removal “dangerous” and said the public should be alarmed about the independence of key economic institutions.
“Markets have to trust the data are not manipulated,” said Erika McEntarfer, in her first remarks after her firing. “Firing your chief statisticians for releasing data you do not like, it has serious economic consequences.”
Justice Department Deletes Study Showing Far-Right Extremists Commit More Violence
The US justice department has erased a study from its online portal stating that right-wing radicals have murdered significantly more Americans than any other domestic terrorist group, just days after a gunman killed the prominent right-wing figure the commentator.
Other Developments This Wednesday:
The Vermont senator on Wednesday became the initial lawmaker to say that the Israeli government is carrying out genocide in the strip, labeling the assessment “undeniable”.
The treasury secretary, previously agreed to reside in two different houses at the identical period as his “principal residence”, an agreement similar to one the president labeled deceptive lending in his unprecedented bid to remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook.
Barack Obama commented on the recent death of Charlie Kirk and told a audience in the state on Tuesday the country was “at an inflection point”, but that ideologically motivated aggression “is not new” and “taken place at various times” in American history. Obama added that regardless of the past, such acts was “contrary to what it means to be a free nation”.
Catching up? Here’s what happened on September 16th.
