[Trump tries to calm down political rage over Helsinki summit] US President tried on Tuesday to “clean up the mess” as he failed to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. A political firestorm was triggered by critics, allied countries and even his own staff.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s government faces another obstacle: the latest parliamentary vote on her Brexit plans.
U.S. President Trump meets with the Russian President Putin at the presidential palace in Finland. Prior to the long-awaited Trump-Putin summit, the US President undertook the responsibility for US-Russia bad relationship. He denounced past “U.S. foolishness and stupidity”.
Trump’s UK visit had an awkward beginning. The US President criticized the UK Prime Minister in a British tabloid interview. Today the two will hold meetings and a joint news conference. Trump denounced May’s “soft Brexit” plan implying that it would likely kill a new US-UK trade deal.
Following the unexpected resignation of David Davis, Britain’s top Brexit negotiator, from May’s cabinet, it was the foreign minister’s turn to quit. The UK Prime Minister should now deal with Brexit chaos and unite her team.