Donald Trump cancels London visit to open embassy in tweet blaming Barack Obama amid Britain protest calls
LONDON --  President Trump  has said  he  decided to cancel a working visit to London to officially open the new U.S. embassy because  he  doesn't like the building  and thinks  his  predecessor was wrong to "sell" the old one.
The so-called "bad deal" behind  Mr. Trump 's latest controversial tweet was for the construction of the gleaming new $1 billion embassy  which  reports CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti  is perched atop a man-made hill  behind a deep pond which officials insist is not a mote. It is billed as one of the most secure buildings in the world.
While the fortress-like compound in south London lives up to the extreme security posture  President Trump  has called for in the United States   he  said in  his  tweet that  he 's not a "big fan " and blamed President Obama for the move.
But  Mr. Trump  got  his  facts wrong. The "bad deal" was actually made by President George W. Bush in 2008  not President Obama.
 Mr. Trump 's cancellation comes amid calls for large protests outside the embassy's ribbon cutting event  and backlash over Prime Minister Teresa May's invitation to  Mr. Trump  for an official state visit  which was extended shortly after  his  inauguration.
Many Britons have been angered by what they see as  President Trump 's divisive politics  and  his  recent retweets of anti-Muslim videos posted by a far-right white nationalist group Britain First.
Prime Minister May's office gave no direct response to  Mr. Trump 's cancellation of the working visit to open the embassy  dismissing it as a matter for the U.S. administration.
Many Londoners have made it clear that  Donald Trump  is not welcome here while  he  is pursuing such a divisive agenda. It seems  he âs finally got that message. This reinforces what a mistake it was for Theresa May to rush and extend an invitation of a state visit in the first place. pic.twitter.com/lNaQGx9iBw â Mayor of London (@MayorofLondon) January 12  2018
London Mayor Sadiq Kahn  who has criticized the president before  was blunt: "Many Londoners have made it clear that  Donald Trump  is not welcome here while  he  is pursuing such a divisive agenda. It seems  he 's finally got that message."
LONDON --  President Trump  has said  he  decided to cancel a working visit to London to officially open the new U.S. embassy because  he  doesn't like the building  and thinks  his  predecessor was wrong to "sell" the old one.
The so-called "bad deal" behind  Mr. Trump 's latest controversial tweet was for the construction of the gleaming new $1 billion embassy  which  reports CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti  is perched atop a man-made hill  behind a deep pond which officials insist is not a mote. It is billed as one of the most secure buildings in the world.
While the fortress-like compound in south London lives up to the extreme security posture  President Trump  has called for in the United States   he  said in  his  tweet that  he 's not a "big fan " and blamed President Obama for the move.
But  Mr. Trump  got  his  facts wrong. The "bad deal" was actually made by President George W. Bush in 2008  not President Obama.
 Mr. Trump 's cancellation comes amid calls for large protests outside the embassy's ribbon cutting event  and backlash over Prime Minister Teresa May's invitation to  Mr. Trump  for an official state visit  which was extended shortly after  his  inauguration.
Many Britons have been angered by what they see as  President Trump 's divisive politics  and  his  recent retweets of anti-Muslim videos posted by a far-right white nationalist group Britain First.
Prime Minister May's office gave no direct response to  Mr. Trump 's cancellation of the working visit to open the embassy  dismissing it as a matter for the U.S. administration.
Many Londoners have made it clear that   [TGT]   is not welcome here while  he  is pursuing such a divisive agenda. It seems  he âs finally got that message. This reinforces what a mistake it was for Theresa May to rush and extend an invitation of a state visit in the first place. pic.twitter.com/lNaQGx9iBw â Mayor of London (@MayorofLondon) January 12  2018
London Mayor Sadiq Kahn  who has criticized the president before  was blunt: "Many Londoners have made it clear that   [TGT]   is not welcome here while  he  is pursuing such a divisive agenda. It seems  he 's finally got that message."