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UK's David Lammy in last-minute Trump love-bombing – POLITICO.eu

The British foreign secretary loves Donald Trump’s grace, humor and warmth … honest.
LONDON — He may have once called Donald Trump a “tyrant in a toupee” but Britain’s top diplomat David Lammy was in full love-bombing mode Monday morning as the world awaits Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president.
British Foreign Secretary Lammy — who lobbed multiple rhetorical hand grenades at Trump during his first term but now finds himself in a key U.K. government job — told […]
UK's David Lammy in last-minute Trump love-bombing – POLITICO.eu

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Slovenes brace for 'Melania effect' as new Trump term begins – POLITICO.eu

Slovenia has drawn global attention and its fair share of misinterpretation. Now its residents are saying enough is enough.
LJUBLJANA — It’s a story known around the world: A village girl from a communist country rises to become the first foreign-born United States first lady in more than a century.
But according to locals, much of Melania Trump’s early life — particularly her background and the history of the small Austrian-influenced Slavic country split between Central […]
Slovenes brace for 'Melania effect' as new Trump term begins – POLITICO.eu

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Want to butter up Donald Trump? Roll out the royals – POLITICO.eu

How King Charles III could smooth the U.K.’s relationship with a highly unpredictable White House.
LONDON — In the second coming of The Donald, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer may have to play his diplomatic Trump card.
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is set to put the U.K.-U.S. “special relationship” to the test. There are looming tariffs, strong differences of opinion on Ukraine and China — and public fights between Starmer and key players in Trump’s […]
Want to butter up Donald Trump? Roll out the royals – POLITICO.eu