WASHINGTON—Prime Minister Theresa May went to Washington, and President Donald Trump extended the hand of friendship. Literally.
May left Washington after a 24-hour visit as Saturday’s British newspapers splashed front-page photos of the two leaders holding hands as they walked at the White House before a strikingly collegial news conference.
May wanted her meeting, Trump’s first as president with a foreign leader, to revitalize the trans-Atlantic “special relationship.” She got her wish—delighting those who believe Trump’s presidency will be good for Britain.
She flew home—after a stop in Turkey Saturday to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan—with Trump’s commitment not to abandon NATO, his praise for what he called “this most special relationship” and—a prize she had eagerly sought—the first steps toward an early trade deal with Britain once it leaves the European Union.
