President Trump touches down in Scotland amid ANOTHER huge protest

Thousands of people have gathered in Glasgow’s George Square to protest against Donald Trump’s visit as he prepares to fly to Scotland.

The president has been welcomed by Scottish Secretary David Mundell, but opposition to the Republican’s trip remains vocal across the country.

Among the placards carried by campaigners were messages against the US president’s policies including a reference to the detainment of illegal immigrants’ children that read: ‘Give the weans Irn Bru not iron cages’.

Others urged Trump to go home, with one sign referencing his campaign slogan that read: ‘Bolt ya rocket and make Scotland great again’.

The protest took place before the president had even touched down in Scotland. Mr Trump flew into Prestwick Airport for the private Scottish leg of his UK visit this evening after meeting the Queen at Windsor Castle.

But Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard called on the billionaire tycoon to ‘rethink’ his ‘whole political approach’.

Speaking as he joined the crowds in Glasgow city centre, Mr Leonard said the cross-party, multi-faith demonstration would give people a voice.

‘Today I think there’s a carnival atmosphere. There will be music, poetry and also serious political speeches,’ he said. ‘Lots of people will have a voice to show why they are protesting against Donald Trump’s visit.

‘My message to Trump is to think again about racism, think again about your misogyny, think again about your Islamophobia, think again about climate change, think again about trade unions and workers’ rights.

‘Rethink your whole political approach and then there might be some possibility of there being some meaningful dialogue.’

Scottish Greens co-convener Patrick Harvie said it was important to show Scotland as an ally of those against the US leader.  

Earlier today the Queen welcomed President Trump and the First Lady to Windsor Castle. The monarch, 92, greeted Mr and Mrs Trump in the quadrangle of the royal residence ahead of a private tea.

A Guard of Honour, formed of the Coldstream Guards, gave a Royal Salute and the US national anthem was played as the US visitors arrived for the engagement. Mr Trump is the 12th president to meet Her Majesty.

The Queen and President Trump inspected the Guard of Honour before watching the military march past. Mr and Mrs Trump will then take tea with the Queen in the castle. 

The Queen looked elegant in a periwinkle blue coat and matching hat for the occasion while Mrs Trump changed out of the £1,550 striped Victoria Beckham dress she wore earlier today and into a cream skirt suit for the meeting. 

Mr Trump hailed the Queen as a ‘tremendous woman’ in his interview with the Sun today. 

He told the paper: ‘If you think of it, for so many years she has represented her country, she has really never made a mistake. 

‘You don’t see, like, anything embarrassing. She is just an incredible woman. My wife is a tremendous fan of hers. She has got a great and beautiful grace about her.’ 

President Trump and the First Lady arrived at Windsor Castle by Marine 1, landing on the eastern lawn – out of view of protesters who had gathered outside one of the castle gates.    

Earlier Mr Trump joined Mrs May in attending a military display at Chequers before a working lunch at Chequers. 

At a press conference outside the country residence he assured the UK-US relationship was ‘stronger than ever’.   

Mr Trump held Theresa May’s hand and apologised for accusing her of wrecking Brexit saying: ‘Whatever you do is OK with us’ as the PM’s political crisis turned into a love-in.

In an extraordinary press conference at Chequers, a contrite Mr Trump said there was a ‘bond like no other’ between Britain and the United States and said their ‘indispensable’ relationship was ‘the highest level of special’.

Mr Trump insisted he ‘absolutely’ believes the US will do a ‘fantastic’ trade deal with the UK, provided Brexit leaves UK free from interference from Brussels – 24 hours after he said it was dead.

Looking directly at Mrs May he said: ‘I don’t know what they are going to do but whatever you do is OK with me. Just make sure we are able to trade together’.

After another extraordinary day on Donald Trump’s first tour of the UK, he revealed:

• The UK/US trade deal is back on – 24 hours after he said Theresa May’s Brexit strategy killed it off;
• Considers the recorded interview with The Sun ‘fake news’ and denies he criticised the PM, accusing the newspaper of ignoring all the nice things he said about her;
• He believes that a Brexit no deal is not an option telling the PM: ‘You can’t walk away, because that means she’s stuck’
• Mr Trump insists Boris Johnson is a ‘great man’ and would be an excellent Prime Minister, adding: ‘He’s been saying very good things about me as president. I think he thinks I’m doing a great job’;
• He values US’ relationship with Britain above any other saying it’s ‘the highest level of special’  
• UK and US are united fighting terror and snuffing out the nuclear threat of Iran and North Korea
• Immigration is the biggest threat to Europe, saying: ‘I know it’s politically not necessarily correct to say that, but I’ll say it loud’; 
• He insists that he is tougher than Obama and other US Presidents on Putin’s Russia ahead of their meeting on Monday

Theresa May and Donald Trump appeared together at Chequers just hours after he humiliated her over her Brexit plans that saw several cabinet members including Boris Johnson resign.

Mr Trump used their joint press conference to say the UK-US relationship was ‘the highest level of special’ as he sought to repair damage caused by his words ahead of his arrival.

Much of the focus was on Brexit, and his criticisms over Mrs May’s approach. 

He denied giving Mrs May advice on how to deal with the EU, saying: ‘I did give her a suggestion. I wouldn’t say advice.

‘I think she found it maybe too brutal because I could see that – I don’t know if you remember what I said. I did give her a certain amount… I gave her a suggestion, not advice, I wouldn’t want to give her advice, I’d give her a suggestion.

‘I can fully understand why she thought it was a little bit tough and maybe someday she will do that – if they don’t make the right deal she might very well do what I suggested that she might want to do.’

Mrs May said: ‘Lots of people give me advice about dealing with the European Union. My job is actually getting out there and doing it.’

Mr Trump gave a long defence of Mrs May but again said Boris Johnson would be a ‘great prime minister’.

He added: ‘He’s been very nice to me. He’s been saying very good things about me as president.

‘I think he thinks I’m doing a great job. I am doing a great job, I can tell you, just in case you haven’t noticed.

‘Boris Johnson, I think, would be a great prime minister.’

The president said he had breakfast, lunch and dinner with the PM on Thursday, and breakfast and lunch today, and now knows her ‘much better’. 

Mr Trump said: ‘I also said that this incredible woman right here is doing a fantastic job, a great job.

‘I mean that. And I must say, I have gotten to know Theresa May much better over the last two days than I have known her over the last year-and-a-half.

‘I think she’s a terrific woman. I think she’s doing a terrific job. And, that Brexit is a very tough situation, that’s a tough deal.’

The president also said Mrs May will do ‘very well’ in the Brexit negotiations.

‘She’s a very tough negotiator. I have been watching her over the last couple of days’, he said.

‘She’s a tough negotiator, she’s a very, very smart and determined person. I can tell you there are a lot of people that are looking up now that are saying ‘Gee whiz, she left a lot of people in her wake’.

‘She’s a very smart, very tough, very capable person and I would much rather have her as my friend than my enemy, that I can tell you’. 

He added: ‘She’s going to do the best. The only thing I ask is that she work it out so that we can have very even trade because we do not have a fair deal with the European Union right now on trade.’ 

Pressed on his claims that immigration had damaged the cultural fabric of Europe, Mr Trump said: ‘I think it has been very bad for Europe. I think that what has happened is very tough. It’s a very tough situation.

‘I mean, you see the same terror attacks that I do. We see them a lot.

‘I just think it’s changing the culture. It’s a very negative thing for Europe. I think it’s very negative.’  

Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage, an ally of Mr Trump, said he was clearly ‘far from convinced’ by the premier’s assurances.

‘She has obviously told him today – don’t worry, a trade deal is going to be OK. And he has sort of, with a shrug of the shoulders, said well that’s good news,’ Mr Farage told Sky News.

‘But several times in that press conference he said, ‘as long as we can have a trade deal’. That shows me that he is polite, but far from convinced.’

Tory MP Nigel Evans said Trade Secretary Liam Fox now had to establish what was ‘doable’ under Mrs May’s blueprint. ‘Being handcuffed to the EU on trade is not Brexit and not acceptable,’ he told MailOnline.

MPs had made no effort to hide their outrage at Mr Trump’s behaviour towards Mrs May – with universities minister Sam Gyimah tweeting: ‘Where are your manners, Mr President?’

Tory backbencher Sarah Wollaston raged that Mr Trump was ‘determined to insult’ Mrs May.

In a sign of the growing chaos in UK politics, shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry also leapt to Mrs May’s defence, branding him ‘extraordinarily rude’.

‘She is his host. What did his mother teach him?’ Mrs Thornberry said.

Today, with the special relationship apparently on a cliff-edge, Trump and May met at Sandhurst to watch military manoeuvres and meet the Special Air Service before before heading off to Chequers, the PM’s country house, for lunch on the second day of his four-day trip. 

Speaking at Chequers, Trump would not respond to questions about his explosive interview with The Sun but said: ‘The relationship is very, very strong. We really have a very good relationship.’ 

He added: ‘It’s a very productive two days. We arrived here last night. We had a dinner, where we have never developed a better relationship than last night. We spoke for an hour and a half, and it was really something.’

May also made clear she would not be knocked off track by Trump’s suggestion she had ‘killed’ the chance of a trade deal, saying they would be discussing the ‘real opportunities’ to make it happen after Brexit.

Meanwhile, protests over his visit continued, with a giant balloon depicting him as an orange baby in a nappy inflated in Parliament Square and up to 70,000 people started to march through London.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan signed off on the Trump blimp and the US President last night accused him of abjectly failing to stop the wave of terror attacks on the capital last year. 

Around two miles away from Westminster first lady Melania was being given a tour of London by May’s husband Philip, starting at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, where she enthusiastically had a game of bowls with Chelsea Pensioners and local children.

Last night President Trump and Melania spent the night at the U.S. Ambassador’s home in Regent’s Park and were flown by Marine One to Sandhurst to avoid protests on the streets of London. 

His extraordinary entourage of up to 1,000 staff, a giant motorcade led by his bomb-proof Cadillac nicknamed ‘The Beast’ as well as multiple helicopters including Ospreys containing U.S. Marines followed him there. 

After a half-hour with soldiers, Trump and May flew separately to Chequers. There, the U.S. president adopted a more conciliatory tone as he sat down for talks with the prime minister. 

Seated alongside the PM at her official country residence in Buckinghamshire, he said: ‘The relationship is very, very strong, we really have a very good relationship. We had a dinner where I think we probably never developed a better relationship than last night. We spoke for an hour or an hour and a half and it was really something.  

He added: ‘Today we are talking trade, we are talking military – we just looked at some incredible anti-terrorism things that are being done her in conjunction with the US.

‘And the relationship is very strong, we really have a very good relationship. Right now we are going to be talking about some other things in the Middle East and elsewhere.’ 

May said Mr Trump had done ‘a very good job’ at the NATO summit in Brussels in encouraging other member states to up their military spending, as it emerged the UK has ordered up to 200 AIM-120D air-to-air missiles for $650 million.

He responded by saying: ‘The Prime Minister and I worked very hard together at NATO. It was an incredible two days. It has never been more united, people are paying.

‘We are two of the five who are fully paid up but others are coming along rapidly.’

Earlier the White House tried to clean up President Trump’s explosive interview, saying he likes May ‘very much’ and she is ‘terrific.’ He made no verbal response to questions about his explosive interview with The Sun. Ignoring a reporter who asked him if he regrets as he convened talks with May, Trump rolled his eyes and shook his head, signaling that he found the inquiry impertinent.  

This afternoon, Trump was treated to a Guard of Honour as he arrived with Melania to meet the Queen at Windsor Castle for tea.

Despite not being an official state visit, the British government is desperate to ensure the U.S. leader feels he is being treated with the appropriate level of pomp and ceremony. 

He will then fly up to Scotland this evening before a weekend of golf at one of his resorts with his son Eric before jetting to Helsinki to meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Monday.

May’s trusted Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan insisted Friday that the four-day trip had already been a ‘great success’ — but critics are saying Trump ‘should keep his nose out of British business.’ Some suggested the Queen should cancel her tea with him today. 

Protesters have pledged to follow him wherever he goes in Britain. and 10,000 police officers have been drafted in to protect him — the largest number deployed since the 2011 riots.

Almost two million people signed a petition demanding he be banned from the U.K. because they believe he is sexist and racist, and ‘Stop Trump’ campaigners say he will face a ‘Wall of Sound’ outside all the landmarks he visits because supporters will bang pots and pans.  

Asked about the threat of mass demonstrations Thursday in Brussels, Trump brushed them off. ‘I think it’s fine. A lot of people like me there. I think they agree with me on immigration. I think that’s why Brexit happened,’ he said.

But Trump waded into the Brexit row in an interview with The Sun conducted from Brussels, saying Theresa May’s Chequers agreement will ‘kill’ a U.S. trade deal.

The U.S. president said he offered the prime minister advice on how to negotiate Brexit, but she ignored him and did the ‘opposite’ in the comments that boomeranged across both sides of the Atlantic.

And in comments sure to infuriate his host, he said Boris Johnson would make a ‘great’ prime minister. 

Prior to leaving the White House for Europe, Trump suggested he would meet with Johnson in London. However, the White House told DailyMail.com that a meeting was not on the books before Trump departs for Scotland today.

In an interview with The Sun yesterday, Trump warned that May’s version of Brexit would be consequential for the trade deal that she would then seek to negotiate with the U.S. ‘If they do a deal like that, we would be dealing with the European Union instead of dealing with the U.K, so it will probably kill the deal.’

Ahead of talks with May at Chequers today, he added that he would have approached Brexit differently and had offered his advice, but said May had ignored him.

‘I would have done it much differently. I actually told Theresa May how to do it, but she didn’t listen to me,’ he said.

Trump’s characteristically undiplomatic intervention twisted the knife on a day when May’s Brexit deal was published and immediately torn to shreds by her own MPs.

One said: ‘This is not going to fly. If the Prime Minister does not drop it, it will kill her.’

Mr Trump also threatened to further strain relations with Mrs May by saying Mr Johnson would make a ‘great’ Prime Minister, and he was saddened to see the former Foreign Secretary resign earlier this week.

In a scathing attack, he said Mrs May’s Chequers deal did not respect the referendum result and would have a ‘negative’ effect on a trade deal with the US.

‘The deal she is striking is a much different deal than the one the people voted on,’ he said.

‘It was not the deal that was in the referendum. I have just been hearing this over the last three days. I know they have had a lot of resignations. So a lot of people don’t like it.’

He added that Mrs May’s plan ‘will definitely affect trade with the United States, unfortunately in a negative way’.

He concluded: ‘No, if they do that, I would say that would probably end a major trade relationship with the United States.’

Mr Trump said Mrs May had not listened to his advice on Brexit, adding: ‘I would have done it much differently. She wanted to go a different route. I would actually say that she probably went the opposite way. And that is fine.

‘She should negotiate the best way she knows how. But it is too bad what is going on.’

Following comments Mr Johnson made previously that Mr Trump would do a good job of negotiating Brexit, the President said: ‘I have a lot of respect for Boris. He obviously likes me, and says very good things about me.

‘I was very saddened to see he was leaving government and I hope he goes back in at some point. I think he is a great representative for your country.

‘I am not pitting one against the other. I am just saying I think he would be a great Prime Minister. I think he’s got what it takes.’

Mr Trump also threatened to reignite his feud with London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who has granted permission to fly a giant blimp of the President over London.

The pair have clashed on Twitter over terrorism in London. Last night, Mr Trump accused Mr Khan of doing a ‘very bad job’ on terrorism.

‘You have a mayor who has done a terrible job in London. He has done a terrible job.

‘Take a look at the terrorism that is taking place. Look at what is going on in London. I think he has done a very bad job on terrorism.

‘He has done a bad job on crime, if you look – all of the horrible things going on there, with all of the crime that is being brought in.’

Mr Trump also made a series of controversial comments about immigration and the migrant crisis which will infuriate European leaders, adding: ‘I think what has happened to Europe is a shame. Allowing the immigration to take place in Europe is a shame.

‘I think it changed the fabric of Europe and, unless you act very quickly, it’s never going to be what it was and I don’t mean that in a positive way.

‘So I think allowing millions and millions of people to come into Europe is very, very sad.

‘I think you are losing your culture. Look around. You go through certain areas that didn’t exist ten or 15 years ago.’

Last night, Mrs May tried to mend fences with Mr Trump at a black-tie dinner at Blenheim Palace, telling him the UK and US remained ‘not just the closest allies, but the dearest of friends’.

The Prime Minister said Brexit presented an ‘unprecedented opportunity’ to work more closely with US.

Melania bowls them over! First Lady shines on trip to meet the Chelsea Pensioners alongside Philip May

Melania Trump showed off her playful side she tried her hand at bowls during a visit to the Royal Hospital Chelsea on Friday morning.

The First Lady, who wore a £1,550 Victoria Beckham dress and 5in heels for the engagement, looked in excellent spirits as she joined Philip May, the Chelsea Pensioners and a group of local schoolchildren for the game.

Mrs Trump, 48, threw herself into the spirit of the competition and groaned in frustration when her turn went awry. She later celebrated by high-fiving a uniformed Chelsea Pensioner, much to his delight.

The carefree atmosphere is a far cry from the serious mood at Chequers, where Theresa May is currently holding crucial talks with President Trump.

Mrs Trump will later rejoin her husband for a private audience with the Queen at Windsor Castle. 

Mrs Trump and Mr May appeared in good spirits as they spent time helping the veterans and local schoolchildren make Remembrance Day poppies. 

Mrs Trump was greeted by Mr May when she stepped out of her vehicle.

On arrival she also met Lieutenant Colonel Nicky Mott, hospital CEO Gary Lashko and Chelsea pensioners John Riley, Alan Collins and Marjorie Cole. 

After the poppy making, Mrs Trump listened to school children talk about values and service.

Mrs Trump sat in front of a poster which said ‘Be the best you can be’.

The hospital was founded as a retirement home for soldiers by King Charles II in 1682, and the Chelsea pensioners are famous for their distinctive scarlet coats. 

 

 

‘Baby Trump’ balloon flies above London as tens of thousands demonstrate against President’s visit after he said he feels ‘unwelcome’ in capital

A ‘baby Trump’ balloon has been erected in Parliament square as tens of thousands take to the streets to protest President Trump’s controversial visit to the UK.   

Hours after he landed in London for a four-day tour of the UK, President Donald Trump says he feels ‘unwelcome’ in England’s capital and a 20ft ‘Baby Trump’ blimp made in his likeness is to blame.

The inflated giant blimp made headlines after London Mayor Sadiq Khan permitted the controversial balloon to be flown during Trump’s stop in the city.

Trump, who arrived in Britain on Thursday, told the Sun newspaper that planned protests against him in London and other British cities made him feel unwelcome so he was avoiding the capital as much as possible.

‘I guess when they put out blimps to make me feel unwelcome, no reason for me to go to London,’ Trump told the newspaper.

‘I used to love London as a city. I haven’t been there in a long time. But when they make you feel unwelcome, why would I stay there?’

Britain regards its close ties with the United States, which it calls the special relationship, as a pillar of its foreign policy and Prime Minister Theresa May has courted Trump ahead of the country’s departure from the European Union.

But some Britons see Trump as crude, volatile, unreliable and opposed to their values on a range of issues. More than 64,000 people have signed up to demonstrate in London against Trump’s visit while other protests are expected around the country.

A few hundred people gathered to watch the blimp launch in Parliament Square, with organisers of the stunt wearing red boiler suits and red baseball caps emblazoned with ‘TRUMP BABYSITTER’.

After counting down from 10 to 1 a cheer went up as the large balloon rose to fly around 10 metres off the ground, next to parliament and the River Thames. 

Organiser Daniel Jones, a charity communications officer, said they were trying to make people laugh as well as making a serious point.

‘It’s also about giving a boost to those in America resisting his policies,’ the 26-year-old said.

One man dressed as a guerilla and wore a Trump plastic mask, stood inside a large metal cage.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who was criticised by Trump in the Sun interview for failing to control crime and prevent militant attacks, gave his blessing for the blimp to be flown and rejected suggestions this showed a lack of respect to the U.S. president.

‘The idea that we restrict freedom of speech, the right to assemble, the right to protest because somebody might be offended is a slippery slope,’ he told BBC radio, adding that a protest to welcome Trump was also planned.

‘We have a rich history in this country of having a sense of humour as well.’

Although he may not be a fan of the blimp, it looks like it’ll be following him as he ventures to Scotland later this week.

Protesters are planning to transport the balloon to Scotland overnight to fly it at Trump’s Turnberry golf course, where he is set to play on Saturday, according to The Hill.

Police Scotland says, however, that protesters are not allowed to fly the balloon at the estate during the president’s visit.

‘Clearly there is a significant protection operation in place for the president and this includes restrictions to the airspace in the Turnberry area. 

‘We need to ensure there is a balance between protection and public safety and the public’s right to peacefully protest,’ Assistant Chief Constable Mark Williams said.

‘With that in mind and on this occasion we are unable to grant permission for the balloon to fly in that area, however we are in discussion with the applicants about possible alternatives,’ he added.

‘I used to love London as a city. I haven’t been there in a long time. But when they make you feel unwelcome, why would I stay there?’ he said to The Sun.

‘I guess when they put out blimps to make me feel unwelcome, no reason for me to go to London,’ Trump added.

He proceeded to throw jabs at Mayor Khan, not only for allowing the baby blimp to fly above protests in London that are set to take place this week during his stay, but also for his criticism on Trump’s travel ban on citizens from predominately Muslim countries, according to USA Today.

‘You have a mayor who has done a terrible job in London. He has done a terrible job. Take a look at the terrorism that is taking place. Look at what is going on in London,’ Trump said.

‘He might not like the current president, but I represent the United States,’ he added.

Sadiq Khan hits back at Trump’s jibe that he has done ‘a very bad job’ protecting London from terrorism saying the US president has NOT criticised mayors of other cities targeted by extremists

Sadiq Khan hit back at Donald Trump today after the US president accused him of doing a ‘very bad job’ on terrorism and crime.

The London Mayor questioned why he was being ‘singled out’ after Mr Trump renewed their feud in bombshell comments during his UK visit.

The president said Mr Khan was failing to tackle extremism and crime in the city – blaming high levels of immigration.

But Mr Khan said other major cities had suffered terror attacks, and asked why Mr Trump was ‘making it about me’.

‘He criticised the mayor of London – me personally – for the terror attacks we had last year. But the evil of terrorism has been grappled with in Manchester, Berlin, Paris, Nice,’ he told ITV’s Good Morning Britain.

‘Why has he singled me out?’ 

Mr Trump has clashed with the Labour mayor repeatedly in the past, including over his administration’s visa policy and most recently over Khan’s decision to allow a gigantic Trump blimp to fly over London.

Speaking to The Sun, Trump said: ‘Take a look at the terrorism that is taking place. Look at what is going on in London. I think he has done a very bad job on terrorism.’

He added: ‘I think he has done a bad job on crime, if you look, all of the horrible things going on there, with all of the crime that is being brought in.’ 

London was devastated by four terror attacks last year – at Westminster, London Bridge, Parsons Green and Finsbury Park. 

Trump also accused Mr Khan, who is muslim, of failing to show respect for the world’s wealthiest and most powerful nation. 

‘I think he has not been hospitable to a government that is very important,’ he said. ‘Now he might not like the current president, but I represent the United States.

‘I also represent a lot of people in Europe because a lot of people from Europe are in the United States.’

A source close to Khan told The Sun that it is the responsibility of the Home Office to determine London’s migration policy, as well as that of the UK as a whole.       

Mr Khan said the Prime Minister should not be afraid to challenge the Republican property mogul, who also provoked anger by criticising her Brexit plans and praising her rival, Boris Johnson, as having the ability to be a ‘great prime minister’.

‘I’m quite clear that both the UK and the US have a special relationship that means we stand shoulder to shoulder at times of adversity,’ the Labour mayor said.

‘But at times where we think the other side is not meeting the high standards we expect of each other we shouldn’t be afraid of calling them out – that’s like having a best mate.’

He added: ‘I think our Prime Minister should have the confidence to speak to the US President on equal terms and it’s for President Trump to say what he wants about me; I’m not going to rise to President Trump’s views.’

Tottenham MP Mr Lammy said the president knows full well that Mr Khan is not responsible for the attacks.

‘I will call it like it is. The real reason Trump blames my friend @SadiqKhan for the terror attacks last year is simple,’ he tweeted.

‘He hates that London chose a Muslim mayor. The President is racist. He does not deserve to meet our Queen today #StopTrump.’

Britain is ‘losing its culture’ because of immigration and ‘it’s never going to be what it was’ if politicians don’t ‘act soon’ says Trump

President Donald Trump has warned Britain that it is ‘losing its culture’ by allowing ‘millions and millions’ of people to move to the continent.

He said that mass migration has changed Europe in a negative way – and that without quick action, it will never be the same again.

It comes after the continent’s migration crisis has made headlines yet again this year as hundreds of thousands of people – mostly from Africa and the Middle East – make dangerous journeys to reach Europe illegally.

Speaking to The Sun in Brussels before coming to Britain yesterday, Mr Trump said: ‘I think what has happened to Europe is a shame. Allowing the immigration to take place in Europe is a shame.

He added: ‘I think it changed the fabric of Europe and, unless you act very quickly, it’s never going to be what it was and I don’t mean that in a positive way. So I think allowing millions and millions of people to come into Europe is very, very sad.

‘I think you are losing your culture. Look around. You go through certain areas that didn’t exist ten or 15 years ago.’  

He also said that crime was being ‘brought in’ to London and criticised Sadiq Khan – with whom he has clashed several times already – over his failure to prevent it.

The president added that he has ‘great love’ for European countries – particularly because he is ‘essentially a product of the European Union’. 

That is because his mother was Scottish and father was of German ancestry.