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Trump's Jabs at Theresa May Could Actually Help Her

<span>The American president is deeply unpopular in the United Kingdom.</span>
Source: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

When Donald Trump and Theresa May walked into a joint press conference together on Friday at the British prime minister’s country home in Chequers, they did so hand in hand. They sported a matching vibrant red (a tie for him, a blazer for her). And when they spoke, they praised the durability of their countries’ long-standing—and special—relationship.

“I give our relationship, in terms of grade, the highest level of special,” Trump told reporters during the press conference. “I would give our relationship with the U.K., and now

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