British PM May’s Meeting With Trump a Success

British PM May’s Meeting With Trump a Success
British Prime Minister Theresa May shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump in The Oval Office at The White House on January 27, 2017 in Washington, DC. British Prime Minister Theresa May is on a two-day visit to the United States and will be the first world leader to meet with President Donald Trump. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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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.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May, during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (Presidential Press Service, Pool via AP)
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, talks with British Prime Minister Theresa May, during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. Presidential Press Service, Pool via AP