(Bloomberg) -- Asked whether she trusts Donald Trump to handle the North Korea crisis judiciously, Prime Minister Theresa May answered that the U.S. president would do what's “right for security and safety around the world.” Adding that he has “good advisers.”
The U.K. leader made the comments in an interview with BBC Radio Five, which began about cricket -- a sport she is deeply passionate about -- and then evolved into a line of questioning over her political future and the truth behind the hand-holding episode at the White House.
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May was the first foreign leader to visit Trump back in January shortly after his inauguration. One of the most-talked about moments came when they were photographed holding hands as they walked through the grounds.
May explained that “when we got to the top of the ramp, he took my hand. I think it was genuinely a moment of assistance.” And yes -- in spite of some recent ups and downs -- she is does think that the U.S. and the U.K. enjoy a “special relationship.”
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