{"id":20200,"date":"2025-09-19T13:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=20200"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:41:07","slug":"6-maddest-moments-of-trumps-uk-visit-from-creeping-out-kate-to-mandelson-amnesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=20200","title":{"rendered":"6 maddest moments of Trump’s UK visit \u2013 from creeping out Kate to Mandelson amnesia"},"content":{"rendered":"

US President Donald Trump has been and gone from the UK, and has left his mark as usual \u2013 and the Daily Star has put together the six maddest moments from the entire trip<\/p>\n

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\nHe’s behind you . . . (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
\nThe dust has settled and the Don has left \u2013 but the impact made by the President of the United States will live long in the memory . . . and not always for the best reasons. During his whirlwind 48-hour trip, Donald Trump met the King, Queen, other Royals, the Prime Minister, the PM’s wife, members of the baying British media, and for some reason, Kemi Badenoch who bagged a selfie with him during the State Banquet.<\/p>\n

And while the trip was relatively peaceful for a Trump experience, with a lack of notable protests, there were some standout moments from the leader of the free world.<\/p>\n

So we’ve broken down the six most shocking moments from the trip, including what appears to be some form of selective amnesia he should probably see a doctor about.
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\nWho are you and why are you here?'(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
\nNew ambassador, who dis?<\/p>\n

Peter Mandelson and Donald Trump have been pictured together in the Oval Office at the White House on many, many occasions. They worked on deals and other political talks, and the disgraced ex-British ambassador to the US who was sacked last week over ties to Jeffrey Epstein even stood behind Trump in the office and spoke to him \u2013 we all saw it, it was on camera.<\/p>\n

However, in a very surreal moment, when asked by Sky News journalist Beth Rigby during Thursday’s press conference about Mandelson, Trump gave the most bizarre answer.
\nHe said: \u201cI don\u2019t know him, actually. I had heard that, and I think maybe the prime minister would be better speaking of that, that was a choice that he made, I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Selective amnesia is a worrying sign.<\/p>\n

‘I love the UK but I also hate the UK’<\/p>\n

Donald Trump took centre stage at the grand banquet earlier this week, and for some reason he decided to use the moment to have a rant about the UK \u2013 in front of King Charles, the Queen and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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\nHI KATE'(Image: AP)
\nIn apparently scripted remarks, the US President referred to \u201cfree speech\u201d and said the \u201cUnion Jack is ever flown\u201d \u2013 which many will see as political references to UK domestic politics \u2013 while also emphasising the word \u201cEnglish\u201d when talking about he \u201cEnglish speaking world\u201d. Speaking publicly for the first time since arriving in the UK, Trump apparently veered away from his prepared remarks, turning to the King and saying: \u201cWe are, as a country, as you know, doing unbelievably well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bit weird, Don<\/p>\n

During the trip, Donald met Kate Middleton \u2013 and it all got a bit creepy. Think about the times your rather drunk uncle has made somewhat pervy comments to another relative or friend in a darkened corner of a family gathering.<\/p>\n

Well, this meeting had the same vibes, as revealed by lip reading expert Jeremy Freeman. When the pair made as he stepped off Marine One, he was greeted by Kate and Prince William.
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\nDeath breath(Image: PA)
\nAnd when shaking Kate’s hand, he creepily said: \u201cYou’re so beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kate being Kate didn’t really react and appeared to move the conversation on . . . because how is one meant to react to someone like Donald Trump with his record on women being pervy towards you?<\/p>\n

‘I am the peacemaker’<\/p>\n

If there’s one person who will never give up the chance to congratulate himself \u2013 it’s US President Donald Trump. During a press conference at Chequers on Thursday, trump claimed that he had \u201csolved seven wars, seven wars, wars that were unsolvable \u2013 wars that couldn’t be negotiated were done”.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe US has done seven of them,\u201d he said before going into a rant about Vladimir Putin letting him down over the ending of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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\nShaking hands with God(Image: Getty Images)
\nHe then promised to end the war between Israel and Hamas, while stating that wars are \u201cnot an easy thing\u201d. We fact checked the claim \u2013 which you can see in full here \u2013 but let’s just say that the \u201cseven wars\u201d statement is a bit of a stretch . . . .<\/p>\n

Problematic entry<\/p>\n

Always one to make an entrance, Trump’s arrival could have been a real headline-maker but for all the wrong reasons.
\nAir Force One \u2013 you know that gigantic plane that has the US Presidential seal on it and is kind of hard to miss in mid-air \u2013 was nearly thrust into tragedy after a Spirit Airlines passenger jet reportedly crossed paths with the plane.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred on Tuesday after a flight nearly hit the presidential Boeing 747 over Long Island. The air traffic controller noticed the planes were at a similar altitude and were heading for a collision, after he tried to warn the Spirit pilots to change course.
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\nLuckily the planes remained at a safe distance of several miles from each other, but a recording of the exchange between the pilots and controller has been shared on social media, showing the dispatcher giving sharp orders: “Spirit 1300, turn right 20 degrees. Do it now!” The crew then added a hint that the other plane knew the jet belonged to the President.<\/p>\n

Problematic exit<\/p>\n

And Trump’s exit was not exactly smooth, either, as his Marine One helicopter had to make an emergency landing.<\/p>\n

The American leader and the first lady Melania Trump were on the Marine One helicopter at the time when it suffered a hydraulic issue.
\nThe White House said the helicopter stopped at a “local airfield” out of an “abundance of caution” after a “minor hydraulic issue” was detected, before the pair boarded a support helicopter to continue their journey.<\/p>\n

They had been travelling from the Prime Minister’s country residence at Chequers to London’s Stansted airport, where Air Force One was waiting to take them back to the United States. Trump arrived around 20 minutes behind schedule, but the White House did not provide a reason for the delay before take off.<\/p>\n

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement: “Due to a minor hydraulic issue, and out of an abundance of caution, the pilots landed at a local airfield before reaching Stansted airport.
\nThe president and first lady safely boarded the support helicopter.”<\/p>\n

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