the white house. the mayor of
london, sadiq khan, said there would
be mass protests like these but
peaceful ones. the foreign
secretary, borisjohnson accused
sadiq khan of putting uk— us
relations at risk. they view the
downing street didn't occur but
others did. in this country, we have
the mayor of london, jeremy corbyn
and others encouraging large—scale
street protests against him. i do
think that must be part of his
calculation. that's the point. in
his first year of office, mr trump
has travelled the world. visiting
most other g—7 countries and several
european nations, including france,
germany and belgium. the uk is
notable for its absence. the us
ambassador has said that this
fortress of glass represents a new
era in friendship between the us and
the uk. a strengthening of the
relationships. the fear among
diplomats is that the president's
decision not to open this building
signals that actually, for him at
least, britain is not a priority.
so, for now, the closest we'll get