Trump complicates a special relationship

The Daily 202's Big Idea

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Politics, News, Daily News

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🗓️ 13 July 2018

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

President Trump's afternoon tea with Queen Elizabeth II marks the culmination of a sometimes tortured fascination with the British royal family, dating back two decades to the divorce of Princess Diana.

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0:00.0	The Power of
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0:08.9	Good morning.
0:11.2	I'm James Holman from the Washington Post and this is the Daily 202 for Friday, July 13th.
0:17.0	In today's news, it turns out Jared Kushner does not actually have a full security clearance.
0:26.0	Peter Struck dukes it out with House Republicans.
0:29.0	And Brett Kavanaugh gave a speech that could offer a window into whether he would overturn Roe v. Wade.
0:40.9	But first, the big idea. President Trump complicates a special relationship.
0:47.0	Trump blasted British Prime Minister Theresa May in an explosive tabloid interview which was published by the Sun newspaper
0:55.3	just after he touched down in London for his first official state visit. The
1:00.1	remarks cast an immediate pall over a visit that started with a lavish dinner
1:04.2	and includes plans to meet Friday afternoon for tea with Queen Elizabeth.
1:08.6	The blunt language and harsh dismissal in Trump's interview stunned 10 Downing Street.
1:13.8	In the interview which was conducted earlier this week Trump disparaged May's Brexit plan.
1:18.7	He said he would have done it much differently and in a way that could be read as chauvinistic
1:22.4	added quote I actually told
1:24.1	Teresa May how to do it but she didn't listen to me and also quote the deal she
1:29.4	striking is a much different deal than the one people voted on.
1:33.0	Trump said if the Brits do a deal, like what May is talking about,
1:36.1	the US will be dealing with the European Union
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