Royals Roll Out Red Carpet Amid Protests; Jimmy Kimmel Pulled From Air Over Charlie Kirk Comments
Donald Trump received royal pomp and ceremony – including parades, gifts and a flypast – on the first day of his return official trip to the United Kingdom as numerous demonstrators joined protests opposing his arrival.
As protesters voiced their anger in London at a anti-Trump rally, Trump was escorted by the king and queen through a first day that culminated with a formal dinner but ensured he remained away from his critics.
Following his arrival by chopper in the estate of Windsor Castle on Wednesday morning, the president accompanied King Charles in a royal coach but the parade remained within the royal estate and out of the reach of the general populace, with safety reasons cited as an justification.
Trump will meet British prime minister the PM at his official retreat the prime ministerial estate on the following day.
UK PM Aims Billions of Dollars in American Funding May Ease Reality of Presidential Trip
Keir Starmer has sought to navigate a politically treacherous state visit by the president with an announcement of £150bn of American capital in the UK, as the president was kept safely within the confines of Windsor Castle and away from thousands of protesters in London.
As the government hopes to capitalize of what could prove to be a difficult period, Starmer announced what was described as the biggest investment package in the UK.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Suspended For Now Following Host’s Conservative Activist Statements
The popular talk show will be suspended “until further notice” following the comedian’s comments about the death of the activist, the network confirmed, shortly after the Trump appointed chair of the US broadcast regulator threatened to revoke the broadcaster’s license.
ABC, which is owned by the entertainment giant, announced on that evening that it would pull the program from its lineup for the time being.
US Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates
The America’s central bank reduced borrowing costs on midweek, its first rate cut since last year, as the central bank acted to stabilize a shaky job market even as the president’s tariffs keep push up prices.
Rates are now at a level of 4% to 4.25% – the lowest since late 2022. But the decision is not expected to please Trump, who has lambasted the central bank for acting “not quickly enough” and demanded a far bigger reduction.
Former Top US Health Officials Caution of Robert Kennedy Jr’s Threat to National Wellbeing
Top former officials at the CDC alleged Robert F Kennedy Jr of hobbling the country’s ability to address epidemics and health crises.
Susan Monarez, appointed by Kennedy and dismissed after a brief tenure, and Debra Houry, who resigned, informed a congressional panel that Kennedy demanded blanket vaccine approval without proper evaluation and was threatening national safety in the US.
Fired Top Data Official Warns Over White House Meddling
The former chief of federal labor statistics who Donald Trump fired recently described her sudden removal “dangerous” and said the public should be alarmed about the independence of vital data agencies.
“Markets have to trust the data are not manipulated,” said the former BLS head, in her first remarks after her ouster. “Dismissing top data officials for releasing data you do not like, it has significant financial repercussions.”
DoJ Removes Report Showing Far-Right Extremists Perpetrate More Violence
The DoJ has scrubbed a study from its website stating that far-right extremists have murdered significantly more Americans than any other homegrown threat, just days after a gunman killed the prominent conservative activist the commentator.
Other Developments This Wednesday:
Bernie Sanders on midweek became the first US senator to say that the Israeli government is carrying out genocide in Gaza, calling the conclusion “undeniable”.
The treasury secretary, earlier committed to reside in two different houses at the same time as his “principal residence”, a arrangement like one the president labeled mortgage fraud in his unprecedented bid to fire Fed official the economist.
The former president addressed the recent death of Charlie Kirk and informed a crowd in the state on the previous day the country was “facing a critical moment”, but that ideologically motivated aggression “has occurred before” and “taken place at various times” in US history. He further stated that despite history, political violence was “anathema to what it means to be a free nation”.
Catching up? These were the events on September 16th.
