President Donald Trump ’s joint press conference with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer turned a tad awkward on Thursday, as the two leaders sought not to let a free speech debate derail Trump’s state visit.

Trump and a contingent of his domestic political allies, especially Vice President JD Vance , have directly accused the British government of censoring speech in recent months.

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Meanwhile, Trump has come under fire from his political opponents amid his efforts to crack down on the Left in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death.

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