Why the UK must not cancel Trump’s state visit

Published January 31, 2017 8:48pm ET



Visiting Washington last week, British Prime Minister Theresa May invited President Trump to make a state visit to the United Kingdom. British state visits are officially extended by the queen and involve a pageantry of dinners, speeches and military reviews. They also include riding with the queen in her state carriage (though, unfortunately for U.S. presidents, the Secret Service vetoes that part of the proceedings. The carriage, you see, is not as well armored as the Presidential limo).

Unsurprisingly, Trump has accepted the invitation and will travel to London later this year.

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