Reuters: Trump off to London for NATO summit, under pressure to steer clear of British election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump leaves on Monday for a NATO summit in London and he is under pressure from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resist the temptation to wade into the British election campaign coming up later in December.
As a presidential candidate in 2016 and then as president since early 2017, Trump has shown no restraint in showing support for Britain’s exit from the European Union and critiquing the politicians involved in the country’s long-running Brexit debate.
But with Johnson leading polls as he faces Dec. 12 elections, the prime minister who is hosting the London NATO summit wants Trump to mind the guard-rails, putting Trump in the unusual position of trying to avoid his normal impulse to comment on whatever he wishes.
Trump waded into the election in October by saying opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn would be “so bad” for Britain and that Johnson should agree on a pact with Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage.
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WNU Editor: During the Cold War NATO's role was clear and unequivocal. Be a deterrent to the Warsaw Pact and the Soviet Union. Today .... it is an organization looking for a mission, and not really finding one.
More News On This Weeks NATO Summit
This Time Trump Will Be Just One of the Wild Cards at NATO -- Bloomberg
NATO marks 70 years with mutual suspicion and insults -- CBC
NATO allies spooked by Trump despite White House soothing -- Axios
Troubled Nato not in party mood for 70th birthday -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC
NATO's birthday summit in UK risks highlighting splits not unity -- Deborah Haynes, SKY News
