Unlucky for some (Picture: Getty)

The White House has announced that Donald Trump will visit the UK on Friday July 13.

Apparently not superstitious, he has chosen a date seen as unlucky for his bilateral talks with Theresa May.

It falls short of the full state visit he once hoped for, and will be a ‘working visit’ with no reception from the Queen.

Some think the choice of date is a PR fail, while others have gone further and claimed the scheduling is apt given the huge protests his visit is likely to inspire.


Even his supporters have urged him to stay away from London in an effort to avoid mass demonstrations.

Only someone as tone-deaf & obtuse as @realDonaldTrump could choose Friday 13 July to arrive in the UK. — Jim McCabe (@Macca00) April 26, 2018

So Trump is coming to the UK on Friday the 13th July. Seems like an appropriate date. Can’t wait to see the welcome he’s going to get ?#Friday13 — Jules (@jay1483) April 26, 2018

Unlucky for some…

President Donald Trump is to visit the UK on Friday 13 July, White House says. — Rachel Lewis (@Rachel_J_Lewis) April 26, 2018

So @realDonaldTrump is to visit the UK on Friday 13 July, that should go well and in no way seems at all ominous ??☠️ — Richard Aldous (@RJAldous1) April 26, 2018

The Prime Minister’s spokesman said: ‘The President of the United States will visit the UK on 13 July.



‘He will hold bilateral talks with the Prime Minister during his visit. Further details will be set out in due course.’

FANTASTIC news that President @realdonaldtrump will at last come to Britain on 13 July. Looking forward to seeing our closest ally and friend on the GREATest visit ever. ????? — Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) April 26, 2018

Downing Street and the White House had hoped to co-ordinate their announcements about the trip, but Mr Trump’s spokeswoman Sarah Sanders apparently let slip the information first.

UK ambassador Sir Kim Darroch confirmed the date on Twitter, saying he was ‘delighted’ that Mr Trump would visit the UK.

Delighted that President @realDonaldTrump will visit the UK on 13 July and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister May. — Kim Darroch (@KimDarroch) April 26, 2018

It isn’t clear exactly how the schedule will look, or if London will get any time on the itinerary.

In a letter to the US President, six conservative groups recommend he should instead focus his visit on his ‘ancestral home’ of Scotland, including a meeting with the Queen at Balmoral.

Trump cancelled an earlier planned visit to Britain in January this year, when he was meant to open the new US embassy in Vauxhall.

He complained the move to an ‘off location’ site south of the Thames had been a ‘bad deal’ – but many thought it could have more to do with a fear of protests in the capital.

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