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12 July 2018 By Richard Beales, George Hay Follow @richardbeales1

The U.S. president’s visit to Britain will include a dinner on Thursday with business leaders. Counterparts stateside have achieved mixed results from public association with the Twitter-happy occupant of the Oval Office. Breakingviews offers some advice.

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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Britain on July 12 after a NATO summit in Belgium. In the evening, Prime Minister Theresa May will host a black-tie dinner for Trump at Blenheim Palace, north of Oxford, attended by about 100 business leaders from industries including finance, pharmaceuticals, defence and technology.

The president will largely steer clear of demonstrations planned in London. On July 13, Trump will attend a military display with May and travel to Chequers, the prime minister’s official country residence.

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