Donald Trump’s Davos snub casts new doubt on ‘special relationship’

President’s lukewarm response to May meeting invitation further strains US-UK relations

Theresa May and Donald Trump
Theresa May with Donald Trump in the Oval Office during her US visit last January
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Donald Trump’s “lukewarm” reaction to British hopes for a meeting with Theresa May in Davos has cast the celebrated “special relationship” in a harsh new light.

The US president “is poised to snub” May for the second time in a month, reports The Daily Telegraph, which says the Prime Minister had hoped for a “clear the air” meeting at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort next week.

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