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LONDON — Pressure was growing in Britain on Thursday to withdraw U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation for a state visit, as trans-Atlantic tensions increased over his decision to share far-right videos, and then to rebuke Prime Minister Theresa May after she criticized his actions.

The dispute has become an acute embarrassment for the British government, which Thursday insisted it still enjoys a “special relationship” with the United States, and for May, who has worked hard to cultivate close ties with Trump, only to be drawn into a public argument with him.

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Speaking from Jordan, where she is on an official visit, May sought to thread the needle on the issue, criticizing Trump but maintaining that his visit would go ahead.

“I am very clear that retweeting from Britain First was the wrong thing to do,” she said at a news conference, adding: “The invitation for a state visit has been extended, and has been accepted. We have yet to set a date.”