UK Prime
Minister Theresa May shot down concerns about President Trump’s mental fitness
on Sunday, saying he acts in the best interests of his country.
May was
forced to comment on Trump’s mental state following the release of Michal
Wolff’s explosive book claiming some Trump advisers openly questioned the
president’s mental capacity for the job.
Speaking
with the BBC, the prime minister shot down any accusations against
Trump, saying “no” to question if concerns about Trump’s mental fitness were
serious.
“When I deal
with President Trump what I see is somebody who is committed to ensuring that
he is taking decisions in the best interests of the United States,” she added.
May also
reiterated that Trump will be coming to Britain for a visit, but come up short
of providing exact date and details.
There have
been questions whether Trump will visit the country as a full state visit,
which would include meeting the Queen, or if he will opt out for a lower-key
working trip amid probable mass protests.
Trump has
previously come under fire from British lawmakers after they deemed some of his
statements might have violated the country’s hate speech laws – prompting
country’s members of the Parliament to debate whether he should be granted a
full state visit.
In November,
May criticized Trump after he retweeted inflammatory videos from a British
fringe far-right political group, saying it was “wrong” to have done so.
The
president, tweeted in response: “Don’t focus on me, focus on the
destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United
Kingdom. We are doing just fine!”
The
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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