US President Donald Trump's UK Visit Shifts From Pomp to Politics and Investment

National flags of the US and the UK along The Mall, marking the state visit of US President Donald Trump, near Buckingham Palace in London, UK, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. According to the British government, a record £150 billion ($205 billion) of investment in the UK will be unveiled in all during Trump's visit, resulting in some 7,600 jobs created across the country a tally that may go a long way to justify UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's decision to invite the US president, despite broad differences on policy. Photographer: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg via Getty Images