Donald Trump and Theresa May press conference: PM congratulates President on 'stunning victory' as UK visit announced - as it happened
Britain's Prime Minister becomes the first foreign leader to visit the Republican leader at the White House
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump and Theresa May emphasised the strength of the "special relationship" between the US and the UK during a joint news conference in Washington DC on Friday - and appeared to brush aside the many issues they disagree on
She is the first foreign leader to meet with Mr Trump since he entered the White House.
Ms May attempted to reiterate her support for Nato and said sanctions would continue against Russia.
Meanwhile the new President tried to strike a more reasonable tone by saying he would back his new Defense Secretary's decision on torture despite his belief that 'it works'.
Read below for our full coverage of the event as it happened.
- Donald Trump announces state visit to Britain later this year
- May congratulates Trump on 'stunning election victory'
- Donald Trump to ban refugees from some Muslim countries today, White House official says
- Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin expected to discuss Ukraine sanctions in weekend phone call
- President's likely EU ambassador Ted Malloch wants to tame the bloc 'like he brought down Soviet Union'
Trump takes Qs on Mexico at May presser http://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3MqUeSWAAACuVf.jpg
After Trump signaled his administration would consider lifting sanctions on Russia in the press conference, Republican Senator John McCain is warning the President against doing so, calling it a “reckless course”
Reaction in the US appears to be focusing on the tough questions posed by British journalists, including the Sun's Tom Newton Dunn and BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, who both were given a chance to speak
Some fuller quotes from the press conference on Trump's position on Russia's Vladimir Putin:
"I don't know the gentleman. I hope we have a fantastic relationship. That's possible and it's also possible that we won't. We will see what happens.
"I have had many times where I thought I would get along with people and I don't like them at all. And I have had some where I didn't think I was going to have much of a relationship and it turned out to be a great relationship.
"So, Theresa, we never know about those things do we? But I will tell you one thing: I will be representing the American people very strongly."
On Nato, it's important to note that while May said Trump was 100% behind the alliance, the President himself never uttered those words: "Today we have reaffirmed our unshakeable commitment to this alliance," May said.
"Mr President, I think you confirmed that you are 100% behind Nato."
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