Royals Present Grand Welcome During Demonstrations; Kimmel Pulled From Air Over Charlie Kirk Remarks
Donald Trump received royal pomp and pageantry – including parades, gifts and a aerial salute – during the first day of his second state visit to the UK as thousands of people took to the streets opposing his presence.
As protesters voiced their anger in London at a anti-Trump rally, the president was accompanied by the king and queen through a first day that culminated with a state banquet but ensured he remained away from his detractors.
After landing by chopper in the estate of Windsor Castle on midweek, the president accompanied King Charles in a horse-drawn carriage but the parade remained within the castle grounds and inaccessible of the general populace, with safety reasons given as an explanation.
The president is scheduled to meet British prime minister Keir Starmer at his official retreat Chequers on the following day.
UK PM Aims Billions of Dollars in American Funding May Ease Reality of Presidential Trip
Keir Starmer has attempted to manage a sensitive state visit by the president with an announcement of £150 billion of US investment in the UK, as the president was kept securely inside the confines of the royal castle and away from thousands of protesters in the city.
As the government hopes to capitalize of what could prove to be a difficult few days, Starmer announced what was described as the biggest funding deal in the nation’s history.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Suspended Indefinitely After Host’s Conservative Activist Statements
The popular talk show will be suspended “indefinitely” following the comedian’s comments regarding the death of Charlie Kirk, ABC has announced, hours after the presidentially selected head of the US broadcast regulator threatened to take away the network’s rights.
The network, which is a subsidiary of the entertainment giant, stated on that evening that it would remove the program from its lineup for the foreseeable future.
Federal Reserve Cuts Key Rates
The America’s central bank cut interest rates on Wednesday, its initial reduction since December, as the monetary authority moved to steady a wobbling job market even as the president’s tariffs continue to push up inflation.
The new rate stands at a range of 4% to 4.25% – the lowest since late 2022. But the move is unlikely to please Trump, who has lambasted the central bank for acting “not quickly enough” and called for a much larger reduction.
Former Senior Health Leaders Warn of Robert Kennedy Jr’s Risk to National Wellbeing
Ex-leaders at the CDC accused RFK Jr of hobbling the country’s ability to address epidemics and health crises.
Susan Monarez, chosen by Kennedy and dismissed after a brief tenure, and Debra Houry, who resigned, informed a Senate committee that RFK Jr insisted on blanket vaccine approval without scientific review and was threatening public health in the United States.
Dismissed US Labour Statistics Chief Warns Over White House Interference
The ex-head of federal labor statistics who the president fired last month called her abrupt dismissal “dangerous” and said the public should be alarmed about the autonomy of vital data agencies.
“Markets have to trust the numbers are accurate,” said the former BLS head, in her first remarks since her firing. “Dismissing top data officials for publishing figures you disagree with, it has serious economic consequences.”
Justice Department Removes Report Showing Right-Wing Radicals Commit More Violence
The US justice department has scrubbed a study from its online portal stating that right-wing radicals have killed far more US citizens than other domestic terrorist group, shortly after a shooter killed the prominent right-wing figure Charlie Kirk.
Other Developments This Wednesday:
The Vermont senator on midweek became the initial lawmaker to state that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, calling the conclusion “undeniable”.
Scott Bessent, earlier committed to occupy two different houses at the identical period as his “main home”, an agreement like one the president has called deceptive lending in his unprecedented bid to remove Federal Reserve governor the economist.
Barack Obama addressed the recent death of the activist and told a audience in Pennsylvania on the previous day the country was “facing a critical moment”, but that political violence “has occurred before” and “taken place at various times” in American history. Obama added that regardless of the past, political violence was “anathema to what it means to be a democratic country”.
Catching up? These were the events on 16 September 2025.
