Christians react to Trump’s state visit to the UK

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Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania were welcomed by the Queen on the first day of their three-day visit to the UK amidst the threat of mass protests.

A 20-foot ‘Trump baby’ balloon will be raised in Parliament Square, Westminster, at 9 am on Tuesday, according to organisers The Stop Trump Coalition.

 

Despite the protests about his visit, Sarah Elliott a Christian and chair of Republicans Overseas UK told Premier plenty of good can come out of it.

“Free trading arrangements are being discussed and the foundations for that.

“Also I think it’s very important that both of our countries continue to work together – especially on security and intelligence sharing.”

Mr Trump sparked controversy minutes before he landed at London’s Stansted Airport when he called the London Mayor a “stone cold loser” on Twitter.

It followed Sadiq Khan’s comments that the UK should not “roll out the red carpet” for Mr Trump.

 

Simon Barrow from Christian think tank Ekklesia told Premier’s News Hour Mr Trump’s language was unacceptable.

He explained: “It doesn’t seem…

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