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US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May (front) arrive for a joint press conference at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, Jan. 27, 2017. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May formally rejected a petition Monday signed by nearly 2 million people wanting the cancellation of the proposed state visit to Britain by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The petitioners said a state visit by Trump, which would involve a state banquet, would embarrass Queen Elizabeth.
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