May and Trump.-BREAKING NEWS: Theresa May to fly to the US to meet Donald Trump in the spring despite her key aide posting 'Donald Trump is a chump' on Twitter
- The Prime Minister will visit Donald Trump in Washington 'in the spring'
- Comes after joints chief of staff met members of Mr Trump's team last month
- Fiona Hill and Nick Timothy both publicly criticised Mr Trump on Twitter
The Prime Minister will make the trip to Washington to hold talks with the new president within his first few months in office, according to a source.
The groundwork for the meeting was laid last month when Mrs May sent her joint chiefs of staff on a secret mission to New York and Washington.
Fiona Hill and Nick Timothy are said to have met senior aides to the Republican leader during the fence-mending mission. The visit might may have proved awkward as both publicly criticised Mr Trump on Twitter before entering Number 10.
Ms Hill said 'Donald Trump is a chump' while Mr Timothy said he didn't 'want any "reaching out" to Trump'.
Last month's mission was part of Mrs May's efforts to build a relationship with the controversial tycoon ahead of his inauguration on January 20.
A source said: 'This was part of a process leading towards the PM's first visit with President-elect Trump.
'During the second phone call with president-elect Trump, the Prime Minister suggested it would be a good idea for key staff from both teams to meet. President-elect Trump agreed this would be useful.
We are pleased to have been able to make that happen and the Prime Minister looks forward to visiting the new president in the spring.'
Mrs May is keen to build relations with Mr Trump after describing his plan to ban all Muslims from entering the US as 'plain wrong' when she was Home Secretary.
The relationship is also seen to be important as Mrs May tries to renegotiate Britain's place in global affairs following its exit of the European Union.
Joint chiefs of staff Nick Timothy, left, and Nick Hill, right, are said to have met senior aides to the Republican leader during the fence-mending mission last month. The visit might may have proved awkward as both publicly criticised Mr Trump on Twitter before entering Number 10
In December 2015 Ms Hill tweeted a response to Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson saying 'Donald Trump is a chump' in the wake of his controversial comments about Muslims
In March last year, Mr Timothy wrote: 'American politics was depressing enough before Trump took off.' In May, he added: 'Urgh... as a Tory I don't want any ''reaching out'' to Trump'
However it suffered a setback in November last year after it emerged Mr Timothy and Ms Hill had criticised Mr Trump on Twitter.
In December 2015, Miss Hill described Mr Trump as 'a chump' in the wake of his controversial comments about Muslims.
In March last year, Mr Timothy wrote: 'American politics was depressing enough before Trump took off.'
In May, he added: 'Urgh... as a Tory I don't want any ''reaching out'' to Trump.'
It is typical for the prime minister to visit the new president in the months following the inauguration. President Obama hosted Gordon Brown in March 2009 - he was sworn into office in the January of that year - and George W Bush invited Tony Blair to Camp David in early February 2001.
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