Trump joins Queen at D-Day commemorations

By Rob Picheta and Meg Wagner, CNN

Updated 2:44 p.m. ET, June 5, 2019
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5:33 a.m. ET, June 5, 2019

Trump said he didn't speak to Harry about "nasty" Meghan comment

US President Donald Trump told ITV's "Good Morning Britain" in an interview aired Wednesday that he spoke with Prince Harry during his visit to Buckingham Palace on Monday, but not about his comments on Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. Harry stayed across the room from Trump during the part of that visit that was open to the press.

“We didn’t talk about it ... I was going to because it was so falsely put out there," Trump said. And when you see that transcript and you see, it’s the exact opposite of what they said. Did you look at the transcript?”

When asked last week about Meghan's comments in 2016 – before she was a royal -- that she would move to Canada if Trump was elected, the President told British tabloid The Sun, "I didn't know that she was nasty. I hope she is OK."

The US President also defended his comments about the Duchess.

Asked by ITV whether he thought Meghan is nasty, Trump said: “They said some of the things that she said and It’s actually on tape. And I said, ‘Well, I didn’t know she was nasty.’ I wasn’t referring to she’s nasty. I said she was nasty about me. And essentially I didn’t know she was nasty about me."

"She was nasty to me. And that’s OK for her to be nasty, it’s not good for me to be nasty to her, and I wasn’t," Trump added.

"You know what? She’s doing a good job, I hope she enjoys her life," the President went on. "I think she’s very nice."
5:58 a.m. ET, June 5, 2019

Prince Charles raised climate change with Trump

Prince Charles meets President Trump on Tuesday evening at Winfield House in central London.
Prince Charles meets President Trump on Tuesday evening at Winfield House in central London. Peter Summers/Getty Images

President Donald Trump says he talked about climate change with Prince Charles when the pair met during his state visit.

Trump said he had a “great conversation” with Charles on the issue, and was “moved” by the heir to the UK throne's passion for the issue of climate change and the need to protect the world for future generations, in an interview with ITV’s "Good Morning Britain."

Trump, a skeptic on man-made climate change, and Charles, a lifelong conservationist, were always likely to touch on the topic. They had tea together on Monday before Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, joined the Trumps for dinner on Tuesday evening.

Asked if he believes in man-made climate change, which the scientific community universally recognizes as a fact, Trump said: “I believe that there is a change in weather and I think it changes both ways. It used to be called global warming, that wasn’t working, then it was called climate change and now actually it is called extreme weather.”

5:21 a.m. ET, June 5, 2019

Theresa May to underline importance of western unity at D-Day event

From CNN’s David Wilkinson

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Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

British Prime Minister Theresa May will highlight the importance of continued western unity as she prepares to host leaders of 15 nations at commemoration in Portsmouth.

According to her prepared remarks, May will say that she and the other world leaders at the event "will together reflect on the continued importance of the western alliance for all our countries’ security and prosperity."

She will go on to say that:

The global challenges we face today are different in their origin and nature. But as we confront new and evolving threats to our security it is more important than ever that we continue to stand together in upholding our shared values and way of life.”

Her comments will also include a tribute to those who fought in the Normandy landings: “Their solidarity and determination in the defense of our freedom remains a lesson to us all. And we will continue to stand up for the values of democracy, justice and tolerance that so many died to preserve.”

5:17 a.m. ET, June 5, 2019

It's the final day of Donald Trump's UK state visit

Trump and May after their press conference on Tuesday.
Trump and May after their press conference on Tuesday. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

On the third and final day of his state visit to the UK, Donald Trump joins Queen Elizabeth II and British Prime Minister Theresa May at an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

The President's whirlwind trip has seen a spat with London's mayor, meetings with British royals, a state banquet, a sit-down meeting with May and protests.

Following the ceremony in Portsmouth, on the south coast of England, on Wednesday, Trump will make a pit-stop in Ireland before travelling to Normandy for a second event marking the Allied landings during World War II.